Thursday, January 7, 2021

Swallow a Fly

      Time for the challenge at Beccy's Place this month and this sweet little frog is one of my favorite Beccy's images.  It's amazing how happy you can look when you can eat what "bugs" you!  :-D

     I also want to tell you about a fun "challenge-yourself" idea being promoted by my blogging buddy, V.  It's called "Just Stash January" and it involves using nothing but things already in your stash throughout the entire month of January!  There are a few reasonable exceptions (all of which mean that no money has come out of your pocket) and you can read about those on her post.  Just click on the link and find out all about it, then start counting those coins and bills you'll be 'stashing' in your pocket this month instead of crying about even more charges on the credit cards after the holiday season.  :-D  Everything on this card came from the stash including the Spellbinders' die used on the dark green mat which I've had for 3 months but have never used before (another of those "just have to have" things which then languish unused!)

     This is not only a card with everything coming from the stash, but it's made entirely from scrap pieces of CS, including the piece with the image.  The dark green piece is cut from 2 different scraps taped together down the length for cutting.


Colored w ProMarkers
Image cut & embossed w Spellbinders
Dark green mat cut w Spellbinders
   (not new but never used before!)
Card front embossed w EF

     Challenges:

     Have a wonderful, crafty day!  NanaConnie

14 comments:

Monica C. said...

Great card, Connie. That frog does look so impressed with himself.
How do you print digis onto card scraps?
Hugs Monica

meg said...

I bet he enjoyed the fly,a fun image and card

Beccy said...

I love this NC, the frame you used for the image is gorgeous and I also love the shape of the image mat. What a great idea to spend the month using up items from you stash... of course, I could do that for the next twenty years and still have more! Great sentiment too.
Cheers,
Beccy

Crafting Queen said...

Great card, especially since you used scraps to make it. Thanks for joining Beccy's challenge and Stamping Sensations. Anesha

Glittered Paws said...

Love this - the frog looks so proud of himself. Bet this was a fun one to make. Thanks for joining us over at The House that Stamps Built.

brenda said...

That frog is such fun on your pretty card, many thanks for sharing and joining us at Stamping Sensations challenge.

B x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

hahahahahahahaha, Just Wonderful, love the satisfaction on the frog's face, also another fabulous frame.
Faith x

Heather said...

This is fabulous!! The image is super cute and your coloring is awesome! Love the contrasts of the greens you used, too! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

Tracy said...

Thank you for joining Stamping Sensations with this entry, good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

V @Passions&Distractions said...

This card came out so pretty! I love the coloring and that mat is exceptional!

Patti J said...

Awww...what a cute little fella, Connie! This card is delightful, and it’s so good to see you! Thanks so much for joining us at The House That Stamps Built!

pinky said...

Your sentiment made me laugh as I have said that before myself lol. Brilliant card Connie. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Pinky

Mimi said...

Awesome card Connie, just have to laugh at the sentiment but oh that grin on the frog is just to die for :) Thank you for joining us at I ❤️Promarkers this fortnight. Hugs Mimi xxxxx

Maya said...

So beautiful. thank you for joining us
Colouring in Scrapland DT