My favorite color is October

Good afternoon!! Well after some hiccups I can finally get on blogger!!! 

October is bringing some stunning colors and because the sun is still shining the trees appear to glow! I love this time of year in Michigan great time to be out with my fur babies.

Craftin Desert Divas Monthly mood board social media challenge this month is all about the gorgeous colors October brings and my inspiration card is using 2 of their cute Fall images

Pumpkin Pal Girl and Scattering Fall Boy

Aren't they just the sweetest little couple!

I colored them with Copic Markers and matted them onto a Roasted Pepper Colored Core'dinations card. 

I then took an 8x8 inch piece of white card and made a double twisted easel. I matted this with the same Core'dinations card and a leaf patterned digital paper.

After mounting my images to the easel parts of the card I used die cut leaves as stoppers for the easels. I then added a typed sentiment and more leaves. Simple card but oh so adorable!

Thanks for stopping by, Craftin Desert Divas are having a challenge over on their Face book Gallery page and you have just 2 days left to enter so go check out the monthly competition pinned to the top of the Facebook Group and get entering!

As well as the Facebook group we also have a blog, Instagram page and Pinterest page for more inspiration.

  Products I used

  Craftin Desert Diva Pumpkin Pal Girl Digital Stamp

  Craftin Desert Diva Scattering Fall Boy Digital Stamp

  Spectrum Noir Ultra smooth Card Stock 

  Copic Markers

  Core'Dinations Card Stock

  Crafter's Companion Crafter's Inspiration Digital paper 

  Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaf dies

  

Owl Fall for you!

Good morning - the temperature has really dropped here over the last few days my boots have made their way out of the closet and jeans are the order of the day!

That said I do love this time of the year it means I can walk the dogs at any time instead of early morning - late evening because during the summer Gizzie can't cope with the heat and the road is just too hot for their paws!

The leaves in our yard have started to turn and it won't be long before they are gorgeous golden, reds, oranges and browns. Just like the ones in my latest make:

Don't you just adore this gorgeous owl from Craftin Desert Divas. He comes attached to the word fall but I decided to separate them. both have been colored with alcohol markers and I have used a white gel pen to add highlights to both.

The background is a digital paper and I have stamped and die cut leaves to add definition to it. I mounted my stamped images onto tag and note page die cuts before adding them to my card. A few fall colored pearls just complete the design.

Thanks for stopping by, Craftin Desert Divas are having a challenge over on their Face book Gallery page and you have just 2 days left to enter so go check out the monthly competition pinned to the top of the Facebook Group and get entering!

As well as the Facebook group we also have a blog, Instagram page and Pinterest page for more inspiration.

Ingredients Used

Craftin Desert Divas - Cute Fall Owl Digital Stamp

Craftin Desert Divas - Pocket Pieces Hello Dies

Spectrum Noir Ultra smooth cardstock 

Copic Markers

Crafter's Companion Crafter's Inspiration Digital paper 

Crafter's Companion Crafter's inspiration leaf dies and stamps

Pearls from my stash

Scarecrow time

Good morning it's that time of year when the farmers are all out harvesting the corn, apple orchards start making all the yummy cider and our local farms hold corn mazes and join in with the harvest parade.

Since moving to a farming community I've come to love fall for all of the above and much more. A tradition in our town is hay bale displays where local businesses will decorate hay bales as all sorts of characters. 

Another theme I've seen is scarecrows made out of the dried hay and corn stalks. This leads me to my latest make. Craftin Desert Divas have changed their competitions and are now having a social media challenge. If you head over to the Facebook page you will see a theme board for this months challenge all you have to do it make something using any of their products - follow the theme and post around social media with the tag #CDDMONTHLY to be in with a chance of winning Craftin Desert Diva gift cards.

On to my inspiration for this I have used Welcome Fall Scarecrow although he's not very scary:

Isn't he just the cutest???

I printed 2 versions of him, one on white card and one on brown. I colored the white one using alcohol markers. I then cut the fence he is holding out of the brown one, embossed this with a wood grain embossing folder and sanded it to make the grain pop. I then used a craft knife, cut around the colored versions hands and slid the fence underneath gluing it in place making him "hold it"

I used some design paper from my stash and matted this and my image with the same brown card. A few die cuts that look like straw and die-cut "friend" just finish my design.

Thank you for stopping by - don't forget to go and check out the monthly competition pinned to the top of the Facebook Group and get entering!

As well as the Facebook group we also have a blog, Instagram page and Pinterest page for more inspiration.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

QKR Stampede - #208 Fall Colors 

Simply Create Too - #117 Fall Colors

Simply Papercraft - #36 Anything goes 

Ingredients used

Craftin Desert Divas Welcome Fall Scarecrow Digi Stamp

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Card Stock

Copic Markers

Brown Card

Design paper from my stash

Wood Grain Embossing Folder

Tuck in Dies

Friend Die - from my stash

               

Hello Ducky!

Good morning! the sun is still shining here, it's a holiday weekend so spending time with my fab family!

Today card is using a super cute digital stamp from Craftin Desert Divas called In the Rain Duck.

isn't he just adorable!!!

I colored him with my Alcohol Markers but instead of coloring the umbrella I cut it out and made it into a shaker using acetate, foam pads. The shaker pieces are fishy sequins and micro-beads.

I matted the image card onto read card sealing in the shaker pieces, following this I then used the same red card to die-cut Hello and the circles and stars 

The completed card front was then placed on a white card base. 

Such a simple but effective card to make!

why not check out all the fun and inspiration that is happening over on the Craftin Desert Divas Facebook gallery

We also have a blog, Instagram page and Pinterest page for more inspiration.

Ingredients Used
Craftin Desert Divas In the Rain Duck Digital Stamp
Craftin Desert Divas Pocket Pieces Hello Dies
Crafter's Companion White Ultra Smooth Card stock
Copic Markers
Red Card
Craftin Desert Diva Splish Splash Sequins
Micro-beads
Foam tape and squares
White Card stock for base card

           

Water water everywhere!

Hello, things have been a bit crazy this month so not many posts but kids back at school next week so hopefully I can get back on track

Over at Craftin Desert Divas Digital stamp team they are having a water coloring challenge this month and if you participate you get a code for a free digi of your choice from the huge selection in the store.

I'm not a confident water colorist but I do give it a try. So here's my showcase for the challenge

I have used Bubble Time which is a cute little mouse having a bubble bath - better watch out that it doesn't over-flow!

I started by water coloring card for the background with a mix of pink and purple. Then I printed the image once the paper was dry. I the colored this with my Zig clean color pens blending them with water.

 I added dimension to the bubbles as well as a few extra with clear Nuvo Drops.

I chose a bright and flowery design paper which I felt went really well with the image colors and matted this and the image with a bright green card.

I few die cut bubbles tucked behind the image just carried the image theme through the design.

You can enter the challenge by placing your make into the photo album on the Craftin Desert Diva's Facebook page. Whilst you are there why not check out all the fun and inspiration that is happening over there.

We also have a blog, Instagram page and Pinterest page for more inspiration

                                  

Too cute to be extinct

Good afternoon! We are having a lazy Sunday afternoon, BBQ and sunshine with friends from near and far!

I'm sharing another showcase image from Craftin Desert Divas today, as my T-Rex was so cute I couldn't resist coloring up a friend of his - Meet Dino - Triceratops and his cute coconut tree

How cute is he????

I decided to have him walking past his tree in a scene 

I colored the image with my alcohol markers then I die cut some clouds and used these as stencils to color the skt, it looks very faint on the photo but the sky has got clouds floating around. I matted my base card with a leafy design paper then brown card before adding my image. It is a simple card but I did spend most of my time coloring the image to get his skin to look like it was thick and leathery.

Ingredients used:

Craftin Desert Divas Triceratops digital stamp

Copic Markers

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Card

Brown Card

Leafy patterned design paper - from my Stash

Thank you for stopping by to see my little pal, he and his friends can be found at the Craftin Desert Divas digital Stamp Store 

They have a wide range of digital stamps and very reasonable prices so why not pop by the store and check them out.

If you are looking for inspiration their Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest pages are a great place to start.

Barney is a dinosaur...........

Good afternoon following the morning storms we have had gorgeous sunshine

I'm showcasing one of Craftin Desert Diva's recently released digital stamps today, meet Dino the Tyrannosaurus Rex

Isn't he just the cutest Dino?????

He comes with his own volcano but I couldn't resist coloring like a famous T-Rex. Who remembers Barney the Purple Dinosaur and his adorable song?????

Well here he is!!!! I colored him with my alcohol Markers and matted my image with purple card. I then chose a coordinating design paper and again matted this with the same purple card. I typed up the lyrics from the song using my PC and again matted this with the purple card. 

All were added to my card base and a few purple enamel dots just finished the card

Ingredients used:

Dino the Tyrannosaurus Rex digital stamp

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Card

Design paper from my stash

purple card

enamel dots

Craftin Desert Divas have a wide range of digital stamps and very reasonable prices so why not pop by the store and check them out.

If you are looking for inspiration their Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest pages are a great place to start.

Dream a Little Dream.....

Good afternoon - I am on vacation at a water park at the moment so this post is going live whilst I am in a pool with friends 

Craftin Desert Divas digital stamps are adorable and the one I have used today is one of the cutest

I will whisper the rest of this post because some one is Sleeping on the Moon:

Do you agree how cute she is??? I couldn't resist having her as one of my first design team images

I colored her using alcohol markers

The chose the yellow of the moon as my card for my matting and layering. The start design team paper is a digital one and I recolored it from green to blue using my graphics program.

I typed the sentiment, which is a line from a song, and then die cut this and some yellow card this was then tucked under my image before it was adhered to my mat and layered card base.

A few yellow enamel dots among the stars just balance the card

Ingredients used:

Craftin Desert Divas Sleeping on the Moon Digistamp

Craftin Desert Divas Pocket Pieces Hello Die Set

Spectrum Noir Ultra smooth Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers

Copic Markers

Yellow Card

Craft Artist 2

Enamel Dots

Craftin Desert Divas have a wide range of products at very reasonable prices so why not pop by and check them out.

If you are looking for inspiration their Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest pages are a great place to start.

Thank you for stopping by and if you like what you see I would love you to leave me a comment 

One Cup Is Not Enough!!!

Good Afternoon, More news from me today I'm now a member of the Craftin Desert Diva's Digital Stamp design team and today I'm showcasing my first design for them. 

Do you know the feeling where you need extra caffeine just to get you through a normal day - I've had many of those and I don't drink coffee so tea has to do for me!

Well my make today is really feeling it - meet Coffee Mouse 

This adorable little mouse will be a bit manic once he downs that huge cup of coffee. However in my design he's had a bit of a rough night:

Just look at the bags around his bloodshot eyes!!!!

I colored him using alcohol markers and matted him on to brown card. I then used some design paper from my stash, again matting it with brown card. 

The sentiment has been typed up on my pc and matted to match the other elements.

 I then added all my design pieces to my card base and realized it needed something more. The coffee beans and grinder die cuts just finished off the design without taking away from the detail of the image!

Ingredients used:

Craftin Desert Divas Coffee Mouse Digistamp

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers

Copic Markers

Core'Dinations Brown Card

Memory Box Coffee Dies

Staples White Card - for base

Craftin Desert Divas have a Coffee Digi challenge running this month and this little guy would be a great image if you want to enter.

They have a wide range of digital stamps and very reasonable prices so why not pop by the store and check them out.

If you are looking for inspiration their Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest pages are a great place to start.