Fox pair with owl

I have a bunch of Lavinia stamps and I pulled them out and have been playing with them. It's so different than my regular stamps that have to be colored, and these have to make a scene. I started with a large sun and did shades of pink/red to do a sunset. I did a hill with trees and added my fox pair and owl flying through the sun. I added some branch leaves.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamps: Lavinia - Fox Set 1, Brodwin, Red Pine Small, Fir Tree 1, Leaf 2 miniature
Ink: Versafine - Black
Ink: Distress - Antique linen, Scattered straw
Ink: Distress Oxide - Twisted citron, Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick
Die: Spellbinder Large Circle

Challenges
Crafty Animals - Ch. 47
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 47
 Sisterhood of Crafters - Use the word smile and/or the sun
Crafty Friends - Ch. 149 Animals/Birds

Wishing you SUNSHINE and HAPPINESS

Well we always think of April showers bring May flowers so I did my Spring card for the Mo Manning challenge using Reaching for Rainbows and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Lillybee Designs

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp : Mo Manning - Reach for the Rainbow (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sunshine and Happiness Spring

Punches:  EK Success & Martha Stewart

Squins:  Stash

Die:  Sizzix

Spellbinder:  Flower

Sakura white jelly pen

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - April 2020

Mo Manning - Ch. 290 Spring with a Mo image

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 631 Dotty

Double Trouble - Ch. 55 Spring Things
   Thing 1 - (Sun, red, blue, umbrella, raindrops)
   Thing 2 ArtsyStamper Digitals - Ch. 14 SpringTime

   Thing 3 (umbrella, raindrops, boots, sequins)

little red wagon - Ch. 546 April Showers

Take the plunge

Today at Catch the Bug it's Friday Freebie and the image is this adorable Beach frog life saver and I added a sentiment from TLC, Create. We have had it hot and humid, but with rain almost everyday also. Getting tired of RAIN! Because then we get lots of mosquitoes and if they sucked fat instead of blood I would be fine with that, but they don't.

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Beach frog life saver (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - take the plunge

Sun:  My Favorite Things

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 394 - 395 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Bright Colors

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 195 Summer Fun

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 28

Crafty Animals - Ch. 28

Smile is sunshine

Today it's New Release day at Catch the Bug, and here is this AKV Beach Girl and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  We have had it hot and humid the past few days. So that's why there is such a bright sun to go in this one along with the sentiment.  This is using an older Sketch Saturday Challenge that I found so fun to use.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Core-dination; Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - AKV Beach Girl (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Smile is Sunshine

Spellbinder:  Pincking circles

Punches:  EK Success

Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Wk 570 Use old sketch (487)

CHNC Patterned - July

Creatalicious - Ch. 166 Anything Goes with optional 2 or more DP

Crafty Friends - Ch. 113 Things that begin with "B" (blue, beach, big smile, brown hair)

Sweet Stampin' - You are my sunshine

Sun plus rain = Flowers

Today at Catch the Bug is New Release Day and the image is Umbrella 03 and I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I love this color combination. We have been getting little bits of rain so we will have to see if we get our flowers.

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Umbrella 3 (See above)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sun plus rain = Flowers

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Flower:  Recollection

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges

Crafty Calendar - April 1 Ribbon/ 2 or more DP

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 102 April Showers

The Paper Players - Ch. 436 Plaid or checks

Sweet Stampin' - Mellow Yellow Spring

Christmas in July - Warm Christmas Wishes

Today is the final day of the 7th annual Christmas Challenge at Catch the Bug.  There are wonderful prizes so see the site for more details.  Today is a photo challenge, and remember that there is a Friday Freebie. I made a pop up box card with my Freebie image.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.  I added some shells and pearls to the front and side flaps.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Trop Santa Buried

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Warm Winter Wishes
Shells:  Dress it Up
Pearls:  Mark Richards
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Die;  My Favorite Things

Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 395 Anything Christmas - optional use some red
Aud Sentiment  - Ch. 208 Christmas in July
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 404 Christmas
Creatalicious - Ch. 143 No patterned papers
The Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas
CRAFT - Ch. 477 Christmas
Christmas Card Throwdown - July non-Traditional

You HOG my Heart

I made this card for the MFT Camp Create Ombre bonfire craft.  I blended two green distress inks and one blue ink for the sky.  I wet embossed the sentiment in white on a black cardstock.  I used Copics to do an ombre effect on the pig and heart.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  Hog Heaven

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

Die:  My Favorite Things

Inks:  Distress - Black Soot; Broken China, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles

Challenges

MFT - Camp Create Bonefire Craft Awesome Ombre

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 296-297 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add a sentiment

Penny Paper Crafty - Ch. 342 Anything Goes

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 361 Anything Goes

SUMMER - sand- sun- beach- vacation

I wanted to get this card posted since I had it done, but just couldn't figure out how to post it to a Facebook page, but thanks to Christine I'm hoping that I get this done.  This adorable image was a freebie that I got from Craftin' Desert Diva and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  For the background, I wanted it to look like a pool, so I took a piece of white paper and put my Distress inks on my craft sheet and sprayed them with water and then ran the paper through them.  I then heated it with my heat gun.  And repeated it several times until the page was covered with ink.  I like the variation of the colors and it was quick and easy.  I added Glossy Accents to the sun glasses.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Core-dinations

Stamp:  Craftin' Desert Diva - Cool summer

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Summer Words

Punches:  EK Success; Die-Namics - Sun

Bling:  Paper Studio

Ink:  Distress - Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky

Glossy Accents

Challenges

Craftin' Desert Divas - July Mood Board
Crafty Sentiments - Sea, Sun, Beach or Sand

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 337 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 167 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 290 - 291 Anything Goes

Catch the Bug - Outdoor Fun
Come and Get It - Create your own Background

Rise and Shine

Julee at Verve did another wonderful digi set for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and it is available for free.  I used the mug and sentiment for my card.  I added Stickles to the sun to give a little sparkle.

Patterned Paper:  K & I

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp & Sentiment:  Verve Rise and Shine

Dies:  Sugar Pea

Jute:  May Arts

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Stickles

Challenges

2017 Spring Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Verve - Here Comes the Sun

Color Throwdown - Ch. 435

4CC- Ch.343 Punches or Dies