I'm Still Standing @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing to take us through Elton John songs with this week being "I'm Still Standing" which means she wants to see those encouragement cards.

This is what I did.....

I used a freebie from Melonheadz Illustrating and made a (fairly cas) good luck card.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Simon Says:  anything goes

So Cute! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's yours truly's turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "So Cute!" which means I want to see those cute creations.

This is what I did.....

Isn't this digi just the cutest?!?!  It's from Melonheadz Illustrating.  Nikki has some of the most adorable digis ever, her images have always been a favourite of mine.  I even used a couple of cute fonts.  Hmmm.....just wondering why the bottom right corner looks blurry.  Since there's nothing there but a couple of  Your Next Stamp's Gumdrops (which I also love), I don't think a photo retake is necessary.

I debated adding Glossy Accents so it would look like the glasses had lenses but I decided not to.  My bottle is getting fairly old, and I've found Glossy Accents can turn yellow when they're years old.  Not a complaint, just an observation.  (:  

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Simon Says:  masculine

Krafty Chicks:  anything goes

Through the Purple Haze:  anything goes

Double D:  something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue - old patterned paper, new never been coloured before stamp, blue Gumdrops

Ellibelle:  anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  all about the men

Allsorts:  lots of layers

Crafty Calendar:  for a child

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  masculine 

Dream Valley:  use your favourite colours - My favourite colour is blue.

613 Avenue Create:  for the guys

Cupcake Inspirations:  inspirational photo

Feel Better! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying she wants to see those makes that are all about encouragement and/or making someone feel better.  I think everybody could use a card like that from time to time.

This is what I did.....

I think this digi with included sentiment is perfect for helping someone through a rough patch.  It's from Sherry West Art.  I ended up printing it a bit too big from my usual sized card, which is why I went with this layout.  

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Krafty Chicks:  all occasions

Ellibelle:  anything goes

Allsorts:  matching pairs - two sets of pearls

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

Something Fishy Going On! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Something Fishy Going On!" which means that she would like to see fish on your projects.  Glub, glub!

This is what I did.....

When I first started this card, I had planned it just like it is.  But, I had printed the digi and the one fish to paper piece and then those elements lay on my craft desk for quite some time.  When I saw it there, unfinished, I got to thinking that maybe I should paper piece all the fish.  Figured it would look very colourful and I'd find it relaxing to just turn off my brain for awhile, to fussy cut all the fish and fish eyes.  Well, let's just say, that when I finished it last night, or should I say, early this morning.....I didn't figure I'd find anything relaxing about fussy cut fish at 12:36am.  Still, I think I'll maybe do the whole school paper pieced in the future.  I think it would look good enough to warrant all the cutting.  (:

Digi is an oooooooooooooooooooooooooold one from TAWS (The Alley Way Stamps).  Let's talk about the bling for a moment.  It was one of the first packages of bling I've ever purchased (so talking 12+ years now), and I've never seen any since like it.  The package calls them Bubbles & Bling Stickers and I've always loved them.....so much so that I panicked when I went looking for them for this card and didn't find them right away.  The digi has circles drawn for bubbles so placement was easy-peasy.  There may be a bubble on there that isn't in a circle....it fell when I was transferring it, and refused all attempts to be moved, even though the rest of the bubbles are not that sticky.  I know it's hard to tell in the photo, but they really do look like bubbles.  And, I'm happy to say, there's still quite a few left, so I can continue to hoard them.

Speaking of not being able to find things....that'll segue into a craft room update.  After yet another trip to Ikea last Friday (hopefully the last for awhile!!) I was able to get the final pieces I needed.   So, it's just a matter of getting it all together and getting everything put away.  I've got a lot of supplies already squared away....I have a desk with lots of drawers, so I decided to put my shape dies in a drawer for easy access.  Buuuuuuuut, when you don't remember you moved them to a drawer rather than in the basket where all the other dies are, you can spend a good 10 minutes thinking you're going crazy because you can't find them.  So, that was fun.  (:

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

Simon Says:  bright & cheerful

Cardz 4 Guyz:  on the water

Get Creative:  at least 2 patterned papers

Fruit Salad! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Fruit Salad!" which just means that she wants to see a card with some fruit on it.  Yummy!

This is what I did.....

Welp, it's not much of a salad as it's all about pineapple, but seeing as pineapple is delicious, I figured it was a-okay.  Image is clip art that I manipulated in Silhouette Design Studio.  Admittedly, it looked better on the screen than it did printed out.  Might have something to do with the fact that I own a the-cheapest-in-the-store Walmart printer.  Pineapple die is from Paper Smooches, which is no longer in business ):

Why not give our challenge at go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Simon Says:  anything goes

Shopping Our Stash:  tropical delights

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Flora or Fauna! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Flora or Fauna!" which means.....well, I think you all know what it means. She's going easy us, that's for sure!
 

So....I have an extensive collection of digi stamps. And, I keep them all organized in folders, with various sub-folders where necessary (eg. main folder of Birthday with sub-folders such as Birthday Animals, Birthday People, Birthday Sentiments etc.), with both the name of the digi and the artist as the file name so it's also easy to search for something specific or a certain brand/artist. Some of these folder are quite populous. My Animals folder (with multiple sub-folders) has 675 digis. My Flowers folder has 176 images. I have some folders that are fairly small too....like my Feathers & Flora folder. It has only 18 stamps in it, and it's one I rarely dive into. So, I decided to challenge myself to use something from it. This is what I did....

Digi is a freebie from Artherapie.  I love the thick and lots-of-lines style some of their digis have.  And, gotta love that they're free too!

Why not give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the wonderful projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

Allsorts:  I love... - digis, Prismacolor pencils & most of all, punny sentiments

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Colour Crazy:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

All Fun:  anything goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

Crafty Creations:  anything goes

Flowers! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Flowers" which means, she wants to see makes about how we perceive reality, that answer the question: Can our minds correctly interpret reality or is reality subjective?

I'm just kidding....she wants to see projects with flowers on them. (: Just one, or as many as you can fit on!

This is what I did.....

As you can see, I've got some lovely sunflowers on there from A Day for Daisies, and......wait for it.....the shop is back open!  Yay!!  It always makes me sad when I see one of my favourites close down...I'm thrilled to be able to say that these wonderful images are available again.  Sentiment is from MFT.

My mojo has been lacking lately, I haven't been doing much creating.....and now's the time I have extra time to do it!  I think a lot of us are feeling uninspired these days.  Still, I was happy with how this turned out.  Quality over quantity is always the way to go.  Now, if I could just convince the part of me that's been shovelling crap junk food down my gullet (my go-to way to combat stress) since the whole pandemic began that the aforementioned sentence would be the better way to go.....

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

A Vintage Journey:  beautiful blooms
Colour Crazy:  anything goes
Crafty Catz:  sending hugs
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
QKR:  anything goes
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  make it feminine
Always Fun:  female cards
Make My Monday:  use a digital stamp
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Stamping Sensations:  say it with flowers
Arty Divas:  anything goes
Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes