Imagine the Impossible

Hello, friends.  It's kReN@afourthlife and I am happy to be a guest designer this month for Polka Dot Orchard.  I'm up on the Friends of Polka Dot Orchard blog and today I am featuring a set called Grant Me Serenity.  I am calling my project Imagine the Impossible.

I used Chameleon Color Tone Markers to color the flowers, added a layer of vellum, and popped on the sentiment and additional flower.  I love how it turned out.  

See you next week!

kReN@afourthlife

Bird Song

Hello, Friends!

It's time for a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges.

Here's our link:

http://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/

so you can see what funTeam A had with our sponsor's images.

Our sponsor is Sparkle N Sprinkle 
and the digital image is called Bird Song.
This set is so versatile and is sure to become your instant favorite.

It's Poinsettia Time!

Hello, Friends. Happy Twofer Tuesday.  Kren here sharing another project using some of the wonderful products from Cheapo Dies, and today I am using the Poinsettia die set.

And here are the Tuesday Tips for creating this project.

Using vellum in an embossing folder adds a lot of texture.

Poinsettias aren't symmetrical so have some fun with the petals and leaves.

See you next Tuesday!

Kren

Cheapo Dies 

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Twofer Tuesday Blooming Cherry Blossom

Hello, Friends. Happy Tuesday.  

It's Kren here sharing another project using  Cheapo Dies.  

Today I am using Blooming Cherry Blossom.

Blooming Cherry Blossom

Tuesday Tips for creating these projects:

Add several layers of embossing powder to make a die cut "pop."

Create an oriental screen by placing vellum into die "windows."

I will share my project with these challenges:
Scrapyland 

See you next Tuesday!

Kren

Cheapo Dies 

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Cheapo Dies Facebook Page

You Are a Treasure

Hello, Friends!  

It's time for a Crafty Creations Challenges .  
I'm putting on my DT hat for the first time.  

It's anything goes and today the sponsor we are featuring is

A Day for Daisies and we have a prize for you.
I used an image called Garden Chair Gathering.

Here is a project to inspire you to join us.
I repeated the image for background paper, 
printed a larger, central image on vellum 
and colored on the back, and then die cut a series of frames.
I love this color combination and hope you do too!
Join us at the Crafty Creations Challenges this week!

I will share my project with these fun challenges:  

613 Avenue Create;  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; Jo's Scrap Shack;  Crafty Catz;  Polkadoodles;  QKR Stampede;  Aloha Friday - (Kitty Bee Designs);  WordArt Wednesdays;   ;  Classic Design Team Open Challenge; CropStop Challenge;  Crafting With Friends;  Creative Fingers;   Simply Papercraft;   Take It, Make It; The Corrosive Challenges ;   World Wide Open Design Team Challenge;  We Love 2 Create ;   Crafting With An Attitude;  Little Miss Muffet Challenges;   Creative Moments;  Scrapy Land Challenges;  Lemon Shortbread ; ;   Classic Design Team Open Challenge ;  Through The Craft Room Door; A Perfect Time To Craft;   Classic Design Team Open Challenge;  Happy Little Stampers;   Not Just Cards ;   Stempelsonnen Challenge (hand colored);  World Wide Open Design Team Challenge;  

PDE #200 Anything Goes

Hello, Friends.  I am here to inspire you to join us at the Pause Dream Enjoy Link Challenge. Join us here:  https://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com 

This week our theme is Anything Goes so I know you have a project you can share with us this week.  Here is my card using a die from Tim Holtz and Sizzix and Little Yellow Bicycle.

Flourishes Beautiful Inside and Out

Hello, Friends!  I have challenged the Friends of Flourishes team to use vellum on their projects this week.  My project uses an image from the Year of Flowers 3 stamp set, the aster.  I love "all things daisy-like" so this is a favorite image of mine.  

I sprinkled the vellum with Color Burst, watercolor crystals, and stamped the image.  I then painted it with Twinkling H20's for some beautiful shimmer, mounted it all behind a die cut frame,  and added the sentiment.

Flourishes Supplies:  Year of Flowers 3

Be sure to stop by the rest of the Friends of Flourishes DT blogs to see what they have to share with you today.  Davi, Gloria, Kren, Shirley, Toni, Vickie

Don't forget to like us on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Flourisheslc/

Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

Hello, Friends!  I have been making some calendar easel cards and thought the Christmas Cactus in the Winter Blooms stamp set from Flourishes lc would be just the thing.  My team member, Davi, suggested the theme of flowers this week so I have been having fun with alcohol markers and flower images.  I think this one is heading north to my sister-in-law.  I think she will love it.

Supplies:  Flourishes lc Winter Blooms and Winter Birds

And where did I get my inspiration for this card?  Well, gracing my porch area is this lovely Christmas cactus that has been blooming its heart out for me.  I get to see it while I am working in the kitchen. 

Be sure to check out the inspiration provided by other team members:  Davi , Gloria,  Kren (you are here!),  Shirley,  Toni, and  Vickie .  Don't forget to like us on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/Flourisheslc/ 

Life Is a Journey

Who can resist a beach scene?  Not me!

This month I have been using vellum on top of brightly

colored images and framing them several ways.

And here is my card hoping to encourage you to enter our challenge.

Hammock in Palms G3650Sunset at the Seashore G3652Sentiments 3  UMS 7020

Every Day Is a Gift

Hope you are considering joining our challenge this month because 

August is a perfect time to make ocean and beach-themed cards.

JFF Rubber Stamps has some wonderful images for you to use.

As a native Floridian, I have never tired of palm trees

so it was natural for me to think of the palm tree silhouette image.

Consider today a wonderful gift!

Sunset at the Seashore G3652
Windswept Palms Silhouette G3649
Sentiments 3 UMS 7020

Spring and Dogwoods

What says spring to me?  Dogwoods in North Carolina.

I am so happy that MFP Stamps has this Dogwood set.

It has become a favorite because it reminds me of NC and those beautiful trees.

Our theme this week is CAS and spring.

I love these images on vellum and thought I would send you a cheery hello

Hope you will join us at the MFP Stamps Blog challenge this week.

Think spring!

It's in the Eyes

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

Wild Animals
 BLOG HOP

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!!

JOIN US EACH DAY, March  22-25 FOR SOME A ROARING GOOD TIME. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the March 25th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Wild Animal related STAMP SETS Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the March 25 post. The winners will be announced on April 9, 2016 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday April 8, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
March 23-- DIY Kids Coloring Book by Sandy
March 25-- Long Easel Card by Gail

Let's get started !!

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie
Gail

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day. We hope to inspire you to start your own Wild Animal projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by April 8th and 
check back on April 9, 2016 to see if you are a winner. 

Here's my card:

Butterfly Vellum Window Card

Hello, Bloggers!  Today's card is something I call a Vellum Window Card.  The card is three panels with the first panel folded inside.  Cut a window in both of those panels and then dry emboss the middle section.  I inked one side of the embossing folder.  Insert your vellum image between panels 1 and 2, decorate, and you have a lovely Vellum Window Card.  I am entering  the Friends of Speedy TV challenge to use vellum, and also stop by Flutterby Wednesday's to see more lovely butterfly creations.  This card will also be entered in these challenges:  Joanna Sheen's Challenge--Spring into Spring;  Pile It On--embossing;   Scrappy Frogs--Think Spring;  Avenue 613--Anything Goes;  Word Art Wednesdays--Anything Goes;  Victorine Original Stamps--Springtime Flowers.    I hope this will inspire you to use vellum.  Stop in again!