Circle of Life @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing with Elton John themed challenges and she's saying (singing), "Circle of Life" which means she would like to see a circle or circles on your project.

This is what I did.....

Let's see, I've got a circle wreath on a stitched die cut circle on a scalloped circle with some pearls which are also circles.  And, if you want to get really technical, there are a lot of dots on both the wreath and the patterned paper which could also count as circles, so I think I'm covered.  Digi was made in Canva.

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

Dragonfly Dreams:  lots of layers

Allsorts:  something that begins with B - blooms, bride, be

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Garden Party:  anything found in a garden

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion

Unicorn Challenge:  girls

Beautiful Blooms:  floral focused 

Triple B:  blooms

A Place to Start:  summer things

Simon Says:  stitch it

Craft With Kraft! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "Craft With Kraft!" which just means that you need to use kraft paper on your project.

This is what I did....

Made a card for my husband's niece's upcoming bridal shower.  I know it looks like I put those paper flowers a wee bit too close to the words....but kinda had to go that way.  Since I was foiling the sentiment, I had to print it out with my laser printer....which I don't normally use for crafting, so am not very familiar with which direction the paper needs to be for printing.  And since I didn't notice there was a couple of tiny words on that piece of patterned paper (my intention was to print the sentiment nowhere near that small cluster of graphics on an otherwise just striped piece of patterned paper) which are upside down compared to the sentiment until after I foiled it, well, rather than go through the whole process again, I just covered up my mistake with said flower.  Ta-da.

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:

The Crafty Addicts:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

Crafting Happiness:  anything goes

Dream Valley:  add pearls

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Let the Sun Shine! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Let the Sun Shine!" which just means that she would like to see a sun on your project.  Perfect for summer!

This is what I did.....

....and for the money shot....

....I foiled again!  As you can see, this wasn't the best foiling job ever.  Not sure if it's the cheap no-name foil I got off Amazon or the cheap laminator I bought at Walmart.  I'm thinking it might be a combination of both those.  I want to get my hands on some Thermoweb foil or the like to see how that goes.  Then I can decide if I need to spend some money.  (:

Sentiment came from the Sillouette Design store.  I just printed it rather than cutting it out.  I was thinking about designing it myself but I still have credits from a very long ago gifted gift card so I decided I would just go ahead and buy it.

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 Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  something, anything, everything

Creative Inspiration:  anything goes

Krafty Chicks:  all occasions

The Crafty Addicts:  anything goes

Shopping Our Stash:  sentimentally yours

A Place To Start:  anything goes

Crafting Happiness:  anything goes

Use Your Stuff:  hearts

Simon Says:  anything goes

Bits! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Bits!" which just means that she wants to see those bits & bobs, leftovers, uncoloured set-aside stamped images, discarded backgrounds etc. etc. etc.  A great way to clean up the craft desk!

This is what I did.....

I used a stamp from All Dressed Up that I've had printed out for mooooooonnnnnnnths.  In fact, it might even be yeeeeeaaaaars.  Every once in awhile I'll go through my digis and print out four or five pages of them (four to a page) so I can quickly colour something up....especially since there would be times when the computer would be taken by one of my kidlets.  It's not so crucial to have this stack now as my kids all have their own laptops these days, so it's been some time since I've done that.  As you can see, the background is made up of some patterned paper scraps.  A bit of distressing, some bling, and call it done.

I will say, I think our bride was a bit too angular with the blush.  Still, it's good to know that I can colour a face about as good as I could....well.....colour a face.  Life imitates art and all that.  (:

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:

Colour Crazy:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Crafty Creations:  anything goes

Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door:  anything goes

Through the Purple Haze:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  special celebration

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Stamping Sensations:  I Love - colouring with Prismacolor pencils

Corrosive:  anything goes

Spots Or Stripes! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm going with "Spots Or Stripes!" which means I want to see those polka dots or spots or tittles or lines or plaids or stripes or.....all of the above!

This is what I did....

I've got liney patterned paper and a beautiful image from Pernilla Nilsson with lots of little dots, which I Stickled, though it doesn't show up in the photo, of course.  Anyone know why Stickles are so shy?  If I sparkled like that, I sure wouldn't hide.  #Stickles...The Introverted Glitter.

Speaking of shy.....*reaches under desk, rummages around, drags, pulls, tugs with both hands, arms & legs, swears more than once....finally yanks it out, gives it a shake, a nudge, dirty look, The Mom Look, The Just Wait Until We Get Home Mom Look, gestures impatiently....*

"Hi, I'm Mojo.  I'm glad to be back.  Sorry I was away for so long.  I'm going to try to be more present in the future.  Thank you for being understanding."

Yes, Mojo, thanks for coming back.

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:

As You Like It:  summer or autumn - I'll admit...I like autumn better as a season but I like summer cards sooooo much better.  Personally, I find that autumn cards can only really be given in the fall, while summer cards as good all year 'round.
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Allsorts:  flowers all over
Inkspirational:  painting or colouring
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Crafty Creations:  anything goes
Creative Moments:  anything goes
Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes
A Place To Start:  flowers

Lions & Lambs (and other animals) @ Little Red Wagon

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I've got hosting duties and the challenge is "Lions & Lambs (and other animals)" so, not only could you create something with lions or lambs, you could make a make with any animal that's wild/not a pet. So, pretty much any creature aside from cats & dogs or caged animals, or fish in a bowl etc. is in! We've made it easy for ya to join us this week.

This is what I did....

I went with this super sweet elephant from A Day For Daisies.  I left this sentimentless as I wasn't sure what I would end up using it for.....could be a baby girl card, could be a birthday card, could be a shower card, could be a PSA card on how to protect oneself from injury-inducing hearts (they do have that pointy end, after all) when they fall from the sky.  Just wanted to keep my options open.

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 fantastic projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

As You Like It:  Layers - one of many? - I like many layers....how else will I ever use up the multitude of patterned paper pads I have?  (:
Cardz 4 Galz:  oh pretty baby
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge:  female
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  inspirational photo
Crafty Calendar:  for a child
My Time To Craft:  pink & girly
Inkspirational:  use your stash - papperned paper, image & bow die are all old stash items
Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes
Dream Valley:  4 legged friends
Colouring In Scrapland:  critters

Multi-Purpose Card

When I started making this card I had it in mind for a bridal shower but it also speaks "spring" to me. Could be used for a spring birthday, or just to say "Happy Spring."



For the following challenges:

Just Buggin': use the card feature on your Cricut - Sweetheart cartridge
The Secret Crafter: stitching
Paper Play: just because
Crazy 4 Challenges: 3 textures