Autumn Gourds

      What is it about fancy gourds for decoration that just screams autumn and Thanksgiving?  Today, my DT card for Paper Funday has merged images from The Artsy Stamper featuring gourds.  The set is called "Autumn Gifts" and there are a total of 54 different pieces in the set.

     I colored with ProMarkers and watercolors and stamped the sentiment with an old, old, really old (!) rubber stamp from SU.  The secret to combining alcohol markers with water colors is to do the water coloring first, let it dry completely, and then use the alcohol markers.  

     I cut the image and the frame with QuicKutz octagon dies.  The card front is embossed and I wrapped it with mesh ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The bow was hand-tied using a scrap of sparkly brown ribbon from my stash.

     Challenges:

Clever Dexter

Colour Crazy

Crafter's Cafe

Creative Craft Cottage

Outlawz Stash

Polkadoodles

Scrapping4Fun

Simon Says Stamp

The Four Seasons

     Did I forget to say that our theme is Always Anything Goes but we also have an optional twist each time and this month the twist is "Give Thanks or Grateful."   Hope to see you playing along with us.  We really do appreciate your support of our little challenge.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Beautiful Minds & Butterflies

      Our newest challenge starts today at Creative Knockouts and I'm participating with the DT for the first time since coming down with COVID-19 and and being hospitalized.  Our theme this week is "Wings & Things" and our wonderful sponsor is Artsystamper.  They supplied the DT with images to use and I chose "Aster Garden" because of that lovely butterfly and the great sentiment.

Colored w ProMarkers

Fussy cut w scissors

Medallion cut w Spellbinders die

Background:  Watercolor scraps

    + scrap dp DCWV "Midnight" stack

Rainbow ribbon from RRR

Sheer-edge satin ribbon for bow RRR

     Challenges:

A Bit More Time...

A Perfect Time...

Crafts Galore Encore

Crafty Hazelnut's

Friendship

Mod Squad

Morgan's ArtWorld

Paper Funday

Paper Shelter

Your Scrapbook Place

     Come play with us this week.  Create something that features "Wings" and enter it into our challenge.   Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Double Trouble Once Again

     Once again, I'm posting a project I did as a Guest Designer at Double Trouble this month.  This challenge the theme is things which are related to Spring and our Double Trouble partner is Artsy Stamper and their theme is also "Spring."
 
               

     This time, I did something a bit different for me - all die cuts; no hand colored image.  But I managed to incorporate ocean waves as my "water" and also included a cat so how bad can that be?  My "Spring Things" are birds, vines, butterflies, and a feline staring out the window.

Dies:  Window = Unbranded Dies
           Butterflies = Impression Obsession
           Sentiment = CUTplorations
Glossy Accents on the waves
Wood grain washi tape
Pearls for butterfly bodies
Metal brads

     Challenges:
Butterfly (everything except card type)
Creative Knockouts
Creative Fingers
Cute Card Thurs
Ellibelle's Crafty Weds
Paper Funday
Pixie's Snippets
Simon Says Stamp (wood grain tape)
Time Out

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie