Fancy Flourishes Challenge at Creative Knockout

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is a Fancy Flourishes.  Our wonderful sponsor is Star Stampz and if you enter you have the chance to win a 3 images for their shop.

I used the Sunflower Smiles to create my card.

          

Fancy Flourishes Card Recipe

This cute digi was printed on Georgia Pacific 110 lb Georgia Pacific paper.  I broke out the Copic markers and started coloring.  Initially, I drew some flourishes around the image, but I didn't like the way it looked at all.  So instead I fussy cut around the image.  I set about to look for my quilling tools.  They are in a wallet that I can picture in my mind.  But can I find it in my highly organized craft room?  NO - I cannot.  LOL.  I also have a tool that has multiple tips including one with the ball to use for giving paper dimension.  I know where that tool is, but do I know where the tips are?  NO - I do not.  So I took the clicker end of a pen and used that to give the flowers some dimension.  I found some paper with some pretty flourishes to use as the background from Simple Stories.  Now although I don't know where my quilling tools are, I do know where my bling is.  I pulled out those gems and glued them on as a final touch.

Enter your card in the challenge at Creative Knockouts for a chance to win.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

The Cricut Joy and How to Avoid the Mistake I Made

For my birthday, HSN was having Craft Day.  I love Craft Day on HSN and I love flex pay.  So by the end of the evening, I decided that I should get myself a Cricut Joy.  The main feature that convinced me to buy the machine was the card mat.  How cool, to have a mat that could be used to cut out an image on your card base.  So I proceeded to buy.

Check out my video on how to use the card mat and what NOT to do!

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Thanks for watching.  Stay safe out there.

April

Funny Card at Creative Knockouts Challenge

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is a funny card.  Our wonderful sponsor is Jan's Digi Stamps and if you enter you have the chance to win a $10 gift card for her shop.

I used the Wine Friends to create my card.

          

Funny Card Recipe

This cute digi was printed on Georgia Pacific 110 lb Georgia Pacific paper.  I broke out the Copic markers and colored a kind of purple so it looked like wine.  I then used a light BG to color the bottle and also put a layer of that over the purple.  I used I would use to color animals brown to color the corks.  I placed the colored images on my Brother Scan n Cut and wa la - my images were cut out.  I added some sparkle to the wine bottle along with some white highlights.  I just am no good at the white highlights.  I should have pulled out a real wine bottle and seen where those white lines show.  The sentiment is my favorite as I am on WW (they don't call it Weight Watchers anymore) and I often time ask - how many points in that? 

I popped up the images on some fun printed card stock and I added some glittery enamel dots for interest.

Enter your card in the challenge at Creative Knockouts for a chance to win.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Tutorial for Unity Point Who is Requesting Olson Hand Made Cotton Face Masks

I've been wondering what I can do to help those people on the front line fighting this invisible enemy called the coronavirus or Covid-19.  I ran across a video and found these instructions on how I could make something that might help.

Link to article about the masks:
https://www.unitypoint.org/cedarrapids/sewing-surgical-masks.aspx

Link to Unity Point Document: https://www.unitypoint.org/cedarrapids/filesimages/Coronavirus/003902oo-1%20Olson%20Mask%20V07.pdf


Here is my video tutorial:

Please take care of yourselves and practice social distancing for the safety of those at a higher risk.  We will get through this together.

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Have a great day and eat some chocolate, but not white chocolate because that isn't really chocolate.

April

Sherry Shows Me How to Waterslide

Waterslide.  No it's not a dance or a ride in an amusement park.  It is paper.  Watch the video to see how you can decorate glass, ceramic or stoneware with waterslide paper.

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Have a great day, say something nice to someone and eat some chocolate.  Not white chocolate because that isn't really chocolate.

April

Cards 4 Boys Challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids Blog

It's the 1st Saturday of the month and that means it is time for another challenge at the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog.  The theme for this challenge is Cards 4 Boys or Anything Goes 4 Kids.  This challenge no longer has sponsors so you will be participating for pride not prize.

Send a Smile 4 Kids charity is dedicated to collecting and distributing handmade cards to children who are inpatient at Children's Hospitals.  Please send us your handmade kids' cards for holidays, birthdays, and everyday cheer.  Help us put a smile on our kids' faces.

Cards 4 Boys Card Recipe

Love this cute dog.  I colored him with Copics and added some colored pencil and white gel pen.  The mat is red and there is lots of white space which I really like.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Consider entering our challenge and donating your hand made cards to our great charity.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Lots of Layers Challenge at Creative Knockouts

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is Lots of Layers.  Our wonderful sponsor is LeAnn's World 101 and if you enter you have the chance to win 1 free image.

I used the Sher and Mike to create my card.

          

Layers Card Recipe

This cute digi was printed on Georgia Pacific 110 lb Georgia Pacific paper.  I broke out the Copic markers and worked on my shading.  These images are kind of small, but they were fun to color.  I never know where to color on the eyes so I just didn't.  I used my wonky rectangle dies from My Favorite Things to cut out the images and the layer behind the image layer.  The sentiment is from Avery Elle and I popped that up on a layer cut out with the smallest My Favorite Things wonky rectangle die. 

Enter your card in the challenge at Creative Knockouts for a chance to win.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Row 5 of My Quilt Made Using My Cricut Maker

Here is the video for row 5 of the quilt I am making with fabric cut using my Cricut Maker.  I'm loving the bright colors and all the half square triangle patterns the quilt uses.  The fabric I'm using is from Moda, Me and My Sister.

Here are the blocks that make up row 5.

I hope you will join along in the fun.  You really don't have to have a maker - just cut your own half square triangles and join in on the fun.  The finished blocks are 9 1/2 inches.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day, say something nice to someone and eat some chocolate.

April

Love/Valentine's Day Challenge at Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is Love/Valentine's Day.  Our wonderful sponsor is The Paper Shelter and if you enter you have the chance to win 1 free image.

I used the Love is Chemistry to create my card.

          

Love Card Recipe

This cute digi was printed on Georgia Pacific 110 lb Georgia Pacific paper.  I used my Brother Scan n Cut to cut out the image.  I found a bubble embossing folder and embossed pink card stock for the background.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and I stamped it in My Favorite Things black ink on the desk.  I popped up the image on foam tape along with the heart shaped cloud. 

Enter your card in the challenge at Creative Knockouts for a chance to win.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Wool Pressing Mat - Worth the Price? Let's Compare

I hear all kinds of positive things about the wool pressing mat.  It makes pressing easier.  It makes the press better because heat is held in the wool and pressing from the bottom and the top.  The only down side is that wool mats are rather pricey.  Are they worth it?  I decided to do a comparison and find out.  Check out my video.

Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if you think the wool mat is better.  Please give my video a thumbs up if you liked it.  Subscribe if you want to see more and share with your friends. 

Have a great day and eat some chocolate.

April

Easter or Spring Cards 4 Kids Challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids

It's the 1st Saturday of the month and that means it is time for another challenge at the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog.  The theme for this challenge is Spring or Easter Cards 4 Kids or Anything Goes 4 Kids.  This challenge no longer has sponsors so you will be participating for pride not prize.

Send a Smile 4 Kids charity is dedicated to collecting and distributing handmade cards to children who are inpatient at Children's Hospitals.  Please send us your handmade kids' cards for holidays, birthdays, and everyday cheer.  Help us put a smile on our kids' faces.

Spring or Easter Cards 4 Kids Card Recipe

Had this image in my stash.  I just love these flowers and they said spring to me.  They are colored with alcohol markers.  I matted with a green piece of card stock and placed on a card base.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Consider entering our challenge and donating your hand made cards to our great charity.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April