Thankful ?

      I think the image I used on today's card is an old one from Eureka Stamps but to tell the truth, I printed it out last year, didn't label it, and am guessing.  If I'm wrong and you know who drew this image, please let me know.  I believe in giving credit to the artists when I know who they are.

     I colored the image with Ohuhu markers and added highlights with a white gel pen.  I cut the image with a  QuicKutz die and cut the frame with a second die from that same set.  The frame is brown CS.   The background paper is dry embossed with one of my EF, but I don't remember which one.  It has a 'leather' look and feel.  I added a tiny, double layer, butterfly which had a little seed bead for the body.  Despite the butterfly, I plan to use this as a masculine card for one of my great-grandsons.

      Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner

Creative Inspirations

Digi Choosday

Paper Funday

Paper Shelter

Passion for Markers

Simon Says Stamp

     Have yourself a great day and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Christmas Balloon

      A fast post this morning to show you a fast card I did at 1:00 this morning!  I'm pretty sure the balloon image is one from Eureka Stamps; I found it printed and in a folder of Christmas images from last year which were all waiting to be colored.

     The background piece is the image from the Progressive Challenge at The Outlawz for September.  I've been meaning to get something done with it all month long and here it is, the 27 of September and I still hadn't made a card !  I happened to drop both printed pieces onto the craft desk next to each other, and I realized what a great background the Outlawz image would make for the balloon.

     I grabbed my Sanjoki markers, did a bit of coloring on both the balloon and the background, then fussy cut the balloon, and layered it on top of the the card front where the background was already printed.  I though it need a bit more Christmas joy so I used a marker to add the red border on one side and at the bottom.  Done!  I had to wait until this morning to photograph it, but here it is.

     That's all I have for now but tomorrow I'll have a new post for the next challenge at FarmQuest.  Do stop by and see what's new over there.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Purr-fect!

      It's time for another challenge at Crafty Catz, where our theme is always Anything Goes but we also offer you an OPTIONAL theme, if you want to use it.  Our option this week is "Hot Colors" and all I have to do is look out the window of my craft room and I can see heat and hot colors far beyond anything I care to see!  

     When is this heat wave going to end?  We're on day 14 in a row of being over 100 F and the 'good' news from the weatherman this morning was we may stay at 100 F today instead of going above it.  I suppose that's better than 110 but once it reaches 100, it pretty much all feels the same.  And the heat wave doesn't officially end until we have 2 days in a row of  99 F or below.  Yuck!

     Ok, information about my card - since we don't have a sponsor this week, we could use whatever we wanted on our DT projects.  I chose a cute image from Eureka Stamps called "Big and Little Cat" and a sentiment from QKR Stampede called "You're Purrfect."  

     I used Sanjoki markers to color the cat image and then fussy cut it with scissors. That image is mounted on dimensional dots.  I printed, colored (polychromos pencils), and cut the sentiment with a Die-namics die.  I found some lovely fiber paper for the background (DCWV), giving great texture to the entire design. 

I used colors from CRAFTalnica.

     Challenges:

Classic Design

Country View

Crafts Galore ...

I Love Markers

Let's Craft & ...

SUYP Cats

Word Art Weds

     Come play with us this week.  It's our last challenge before we take a summer break throughout the month of August.  We'll be  back on the first Friday of September and I hope to be able to tell you that things have cooled down some.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Bouquet of Angels

      I spent most of the afternoon yesterday making this card for one of the Deacons of our church who was hospitalized unexpectedly last week.  I dug into my collection of Eureka Stamps and found this beautiful angel image and both of the sentiments, outside and inside the card.

     I colored the angel with my Sanjoki markers, keeping it simple (in the interests of getting it done right away) and found a sentiment about Bouquets of Angels which seemed to fit her perfectly.  I cut the image with a die from Tonic Studios and layered her onto a background of blue CS, trimmed to fit the card front.

     No embellishments - it is a card for a guy, after all.  

I did finish the inside with a decorated sentiment but

 since I had already signed all the family names to it, I didn't photograph it.

The sentiment says, "With God, all things are possible and

we're praying you recover soon."

     Challenges:

A Perfect Time ...

Classic Design

Creative Inspirations

(OK, it's an angel not a bird,

 but she has feather wings!)

Digi Choosday

Jan's Digi Stamps

Morgan's ArtWorld

Pammie's IP

Rabisco

Word Art Weds

YSBP

      That's it.  See you tomorrow.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Turkey Day

      Welcome to my next DT post for Through the Craft Room Door!  Our challenge themes are always "Anything Goes" and they now run for 2 weeks at a time.  This time, our sponsor is Eureka Stamps, sold by Stamp on It!  I chose this really fun, scribble drawing, called "Double Line Turkey." 

      I printed the digital image onto kraft paper, then colored with a black ProMarker and a white gel pen.  I highlighted between the double lines with a gold paint pen.  I used an octagon die from QuicKutz to cut the image and I inked the edges with another ProMarker.  I found a scrap of DCWV dp and layered it on top of a piece of brown CS.  I used sheer ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon to wrap the card front and to tie the multi-loop bow.

     Challenges:

Creative Fingers

Cupcake Inspiration

Dream Valley

Gem of a Challenge

LeAnn's World

Li'l Patch of ...

Pammie's IP

Paperbabe

Scribbles Designs

     I hope you'll come and play in our challenge this fortnight.  Remember, Anything Goes so you have no excuse not to join.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Baby Animals for a Baby Card

      It's November First and we're starting a new challenge at QKR Stampede.  The challenge will run through the 14th and a new one will start on 15 November.  Our theme is always "Anything Goes."

     The  image I used today is from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, and it's called "Baby Animals."  My neighbor down the street needed a baby card for a soon-to-be-born great grandchild, unknown at this point whether it's going to be a boy or a girl.

     I colored with water color paints, then cut the image with a Dare 2B Artzy die.  The background dp is from Recollections and was also cut with the same Dare B Artzy die, allowing me to inlay the image into the background.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  I added one of my signature style, hand-sewn bows which has a pearl.

     Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Crafty Catz
Cupcake Inspirations

Double Trouble  (all 3) 

Outlawz Festive Fri

Outlawz Thurs Twist

Paperbabe

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Polkadoodles

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

     Hope we're going to see you playing along in our challenge this time.  Remember, we always have 2 winners - one drawn randomly from those who use a QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps image, and one drawn from all the other entries.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Apple Snacks

      It's time to start another challenge at QKR Stampede and the theme is always Anything Goes.     

      I was having a text conversation with a young teenager shortly before I started making this card and we were talking about the kinds of things people could accomplish in just 5 minutes.  Half way down her list, she said she could eat an apple in 5 minutes.  That triggered the sentiment on this card. lol

     Both images are from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, and they are called "Apple" and "Apple Core" of course.  :-D  Most of the images from either QKR or Eureka are available in both rubber and digital, whichever your preference.  They are also amazingly priced without any need for sales.  Typically, digis run about $2 and rubber comes in at $3 to $3.50.

     I printed the images together, but used a die from Cottage Cutz to cut them into rounded, stitched squares.  The sentiment was cut with an Avery Elle die.  I used ProMarkers to color the stems, leaves, and apple flesh on the core image.  The chevron dp was a scrap from the basket and I'm sure it originally came from a Recollections stack.  I know this is pretty CAS but once I had the images laid out on top of the scrap dp and put the sentiment on top of that, it just looked 'finished' so I adhered everything and left it without embellishment.

     Challenges:

A Perfect Time ...

Carlin's Card Paradise

Classic Design

Crafts Galore Encore

Mirtillamente

Morgan's ArtWorld

Passion for Markers

TTCRD

     I hope you're going to come and play with us this week.  Remember, it's Anything Goes and you can win delightful images from QKR Stampede!  See you there.  NanaConnie

Tulip & Pansy Spring

      Welcome to my DT post for the Paper Funday March challenge.  This month our theme is a color combo, "Green and Gold" which you can use for lovely spring projects, or you can focus on St. Patrick's Day, or just create something wonderful with those colors .  They are a delicious combination!  

     Our sponsor this month is Eureka Stamps and I used a lovely image from Eureka called "Tulip and Pansy Frame."   I colored the image with my ProMarkers, adding a few highlights with gel pens.  I hand cut the image for an 'outside the frame' appearance, then mounted it onto a black rectangle which was cut with a QuicKutz die.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  The background dp is from Recollections.

     Challenges:

Classic Design

Creative Fingers

Creative Inspirations

Double Trouble

Outlawz SAR

Paperbabe

Paperminutes

Passion for Markers

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Polkadoodles

     Happy Crafting and come play in our challenge.  NanaConnie

Driving Your Enemies Crazy

      Here it is, time for another new challenge at Paper Funday.  Our theme this month is "Cute Critters" and we have two delightful sponsors:  Eureka Stamps and Polkadoodles Stamps.  I used an image from Eureka Stamps called "Leaning Cat."  Isn't that smile fantastic?  

     Did you know that next Sunday, August 8, is International Cat Day?  My cats are already planning the biggest party of the year, with cans of tuna and packets of fishy treats included!  lol  While I am truly an animal person, I tend to make many more cat than dog cards and I think it's because they come in such a wide variety of colors.  I know this one is pretty simple in his black fur with pink nose and mouth, but I love coloring calicos and tabby cats!  Who ever saw a calico dog?  lol

     Colored with ProMarkers and white gel pen, then cut with a QuicKutz square die.  The die cut CS piece behind the image was cut with a die from Gina Marie.  The satin ribbons are both from Really Reasonable Ribbon and I added flower/sequin to the hand-tied bow.  I really love how the black and pink color combo worked out.

     What I love most about this card is that everything on it (including the CS on which the image was printed) was put together all from scraps.  Even the flower bit inside the sequin on the bow was a leftover from punched holographic CS!  The bow was tied from a scrap bit of ribbon and the ribbon 'wrap' around the card front was a scrap barely long enough to tuck behind the image piece.  If you notice the pink die cut piece has a flat edge because the scrap wasn't big enough to fill the entire die. 

I used sketch #554 from Sketch Saturday,

turned to better utilize the shape of my image and die cut.

     Challenges:

As You Like It

Aud Sentiments

Creative Fingers

Cute Card Thurs

Dare 2B Artzy

Ike's World 

Paperbabe

Pixie's Snippets

SUYP Cats

     I hope your week is going well and that you're looking forward to the weekend.  Hopefully, you'll have lots of "me" time and then you can craft up a card with a cute critter and enter it into our challenge.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Plant a Kiss

       Half way through the month of May and very close to half way through the year!  How did that happen?  We're starting our mid-month challenge at QKR Stampede today and our theme is always "Anything Goes."  You can use any images from any company on your projects but if you choose to use a QKR image (or one from our sister company, Eureka Stamps) then your entry qualifies for a separate draw only for QKR/Eureka images.  That increases your chance of winning by a huge amount, so think about it!  :-D

     I did a lovely spring card using the image "Flower Girl" and the sentiment "Plant a Kiss" both of which are from Eureka Stamps.

I pulled my colors from the top row at Color Dare.

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut w QuicKutz oval die

Lace trim added to image

Sentiment fussy cut

Row of pearls for embellishment

Mulberry paper flower w pearl

Card base made w shiny CS

     Challenges:

Allsorts

Cardz TV

Colour Crazy

Creative Fingers

Gem of a Challenge

LeAnn's World

Paperbabe Stamps

Pattie's Creations

Taylormade ...

     Come play with us.  The challenge runs for the rest of May and a new challenge starts on June 1.  We'd love to be inspired by you and your creations.  :-D

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

A Spring Bunny

      It's time for the second challenge this month at QKR Stampede and I'm still celebrating springtime!   It's been 7 weeks since I was hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia (and sick 10 days before the hospital) and I'm slowly improving (excruciatingly slow, I might add.)  Still on oxygen and I take lots of rest breaks (and a couple of naps) each day but I'm doing my own cooking and can even wash my dishes by myself.  I can even shower without assistance!  lol

     I'm not up to jaunts outside yet but when I look out my windows, I see signs of spring everywhere!   Daffodils are blooming in the garden and it's past time for the vegetables to have been planted but I may have to just skip that this year.  But my card, featuring "Bunny with Flowers" from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, is perfect for a delightful spring card!

My color combo was inspired by the photo at Time Out.

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut w Spellbinders die

Card front embossed w "Linen" EF

Sheer ribbon (RRR)

Fabric flowers

     Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Crafty Gals Corner

Creative Fingers

Cute Card Thurs

House that Stamps Built

I {heart} ProMarkers

Polkadoodles

Uniko

Word Art Weds

     Come play with us; the challenge runs until the last day in April and our theme is always "Anything Goes."  We love being inspired by you.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

A Love Potion

      Good morning, again.  This is my 3rd post for today so be sure to scroll down for the other two if you came here first.  This is my post sharing my DT card for the first of our two February challenges at QKR Stampede.  My card actually has an image from Eureka Stamps, our sister company.  It's called "A Love Potion."  I wanted something I could use on a really simple, CAS design for a masculine Valentine.

Capital letters colored w ProMarkers

Edges inked w ProMarkers

Gingham ribbon

Hand-tied gingham bow

     Challenges:

A Bit More Time...

Cooking Up Creations

Crafter's Castle

Crafts Galore Encore

Digi Doodle Studios

House that Stamps Built

Lemon Shortbread

Simon Says Stamp

Splashy Mix

Word Art Weds

     Don't forget about our QKR Stampede challenge in the midst of all the other challenge which start on the first of the month.  We always have an "Anything Goes" theme.  You can use any image from any company but if you chose an image from QKR (or Eureka), your entry goes into a completely separate draw and that increases your chances of winning by a huge amount!  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Polar Bear Present

      Good morning, Friends.  Today is the beginning of our final 2020 "Anything Goes" challenge over at QKR Stampede and it will run until the end of the month.  We'll see you again on January 1 so let me wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

     Remember, for QKR challenges you are not required to use a QKR Stampede image but if you do, or if you use one from our sister company, Eureka stamps, your card will be put into a separate draw with others who have also used QKR/Eureka images and your chances of winning will be greatly increased.  :-D

     I've used a QKR sentiment called "I Know Santa" and a Eureka image called "Polar Bear Present."

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut w Spellbinders dies

Die cut edges inked w ProMarkers

Snowflake ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Red grosgrain ribbon for bow

     Challenges:

12 Months of...

Craft-Dee BowZ

Cutie Pie

Die Cut Divas

Do Al(l) Creatives

Double Trouble (dies + ribbon)

Dream Valley

Kerst Christmas

Paper Girls

Simon Says Stamp

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Give Thanks

     A quick post this morning to show you that I'm already doing Thanksgiving cards but when I think about it, Thanksgiving isn't all that far away!   This is an image from Eureka Stamps, called "Pumpkins & Fence."

Colored w ProMarkers
Cut w die from Spellbinders
Mounted onto burlap
Hand tied gingham bow

     Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments
Digi Choosday
Double Trouble

I {heart} ProMarkers
Lemon Shortbread

Paper Funday
Paperminutes
Passion for ProMarkers
TTCRD

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

The End of Easter!

     I know, that title makes you believe that because Easter celebrations are going to be severely limited this year due to the corona virus, that there may never be an Easter celebration again.  But all it really means is that this is what you would see if you were up and around when the Easter Bunny is finished with all his egg hiding chores!

     It's time for a new, weekly challenge at QKR Stampede and our theme (as always) is Anything Goes.  The image I used is from Eureka Stamps, our sister digi company, and it's called "Bunny Bottom."  Isn't it fun?

Colored with ProMarkers
Cut with Tonic Studios dies
Sentiment printed and hand cut
Polka dot bow 'dyed' with ProMarker
CAS design

     Challenges:
A Bit More Time...
Country View Crafts
Craft-Dee BowZ
Crafter's Cafe
Crafts Galore Encore
Creative Craft Cottage
Die Cut Divas
Morgan's ArtWorld
Pearly Sparkles
World Wide Open DT

     Come play with us this week.  We love being inspired by you!  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Spring Blossoms

     My apologies for being a day late posting my DT card for the newest weekly challenge at QKR Stampede.  My cold has turned into bronchitis and I'm spending most of my time in bed, except to get up to go to the bathroom or to take my antibiotics.

     For my card today, I used an image from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, called "Frame Full of Flowers."  I thought it was perfect for spring card.

Colored with ProMarkers
Cut with Tonic Studios die
Shimmer ribbon from stash
Double layer bow hand-tied
Yellow CS hand-bleached w/ cotton swab
     (This is the oldest technique I ever use.  It was the first thing I learned when I started with scrap booking and I just brought it along when I ended up making cards.)

     Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge
Allsorts
Crafter's Castle
Crafty Friends
Crafty Gals Corner
Creative Inspirations
Dream Valley
Mod Squad
Pammie's Inkie Pinkies
Simon Says Stamp & Show

     Come play with us this week and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

A Birthday Fish

     Stocking up again on birthday cards and this delightfully silly fish from QKR Stampede's sister brand, Eureka Stamps, seemed perfect for adding one more to the stash.  I used it as this week's DT card for the new challenge at QKR Stampede.  The image is called "Birthday Fish 14708."  The sentiment is also from Eureka, called "Another Year."  Don't you love that red eye?  lol

Colored with ProMarkers
Image cut with QuicKutz die
Frame cut with Memory Box die
Background paper is a scrap
Signature, hand-sewn bow w/ pearl
Sentiment printed and hand cut w/inked edge

     Challenges:
Addicted to CAS
Colour Crazy
Country View Crafts
Crafty Hazelnut's 
Cute Card Thurs
Do Al(l) Creatives
Lil Patch of ...
Outlawz Festive Fri
Outlawz PAM
Penny's Paper-Crafty

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Friends and Flowers

     Welcome to my blog on another Friday, the day our new challenges always start over at QKR Stampede.  Our theme is always Anything Goes and you can use any image or other products from any company.  However, keep in  mind that if you do use QKR images (or their sister company, Eureka), your entry goes into as separate draw and that increases your chances of winning by a huge margin!

     My DT card today uses both an image and a sentiment from Eureka Stamps - "Bouquet" and "Friends are the Flowers."  Can you tell I'm ready for spring to be here?  Our temperatures on Wednesday broke a record which had stood since the mid-1900s - we hit 82 F and it did feel like spring!  Today they say we'll hit 83.  My apologies to those of you still buried in snow (and/or getting more) for even mentioning that.

Colored with ProMarkers and water colors
Image is fussy cut with scissors
    then mounted on Pop Dots
Green oval mat is Spellbinders die cut
Ribbon is scrap from my stash
Hand tied lace bow
Sentiment printed and hand cut

     Challenges:
Aud Sentiments
Crafter's Castle
Crafty Sentiments
Creative Knockouts
Digi Choosday
Dream Valley
Incy Wincy
Outlawz Twist Thurs.
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Passion for ProMarkers

     Come play in our challenge this week, won't you?  We love being inspired by your creations.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Bee Mine

     It's Friday again (already!) and that mean a new weekly, Anything Goes, challenge at QKR Stampede.  Unfortunately, I'm suffering from a head cold so this post will be very short and sweet.  I used an image and a sentiment from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, "Bee 6703" and "Bee Mine 13303."

I used colors (red, yellow, pale blue) from the inspiration at Color My Heart Color Dare.

ProMarkers
Image - Sizzix die
Sentiment - Gina Marie die
Hearts are negatives from die cut frame

     Challenges:
Aud Sentiments
Colour Crazy
C.R.A.F.T.
Creative Knockouts
Cute Card Thurs
Outlawz Festive Fri
Pattie's Creations
Polkadoodles
Time Out

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Bundle Up Snowman

     It's Friday and you know that means another challenge is starting at QKR Stampede where the theme is always "Anything Goes."  I've used a sweet, bundled-up-because-he's-frozen, snowman from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, which is called "Snowman Block."  The sentiment is "Bundle Up."  This is a new-to-me stamp which I was happy to add to my collection of snowmen.  If I could find a reason to use snowmen all year 'round, I would!

Colored with ProMarkers and chalks
Papers are scraps from the basket
Stitched ribbon is also a scrap
Distressed edges on all layers
Sentiment is hand cut and inked on the edge

     Challenges:
Aud Sentiments
Colour Crazy
C.R.A.F.T.  (new image)
Crafter's Castle
Crafty Friends
Creative Knockouts
Creative Moments
Outlawz PAM
Time Out (scarf)

     Please come and play with us this week.  We love being inspired by you and always look forward to visiting your blogs.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie