Classic Design Challenge #6 - June/July 2025

Hello Crafty Friends, I'm back with another post for this Sunday.  It's time for a new challenge month at The Classic Design Challenge Blog and our generous sponsor this month is Sheepski Designs.

I've colored the Emmy's Hat digital stamp using Copic Alcohol Markers for my team project, the patterned papers are from a 8x8 paper pad by Prima and I've used one of the cut-aparts for the image landing space and sentiment.

I've fussy cut the image and popped on foam pads for dimension.  To complete the design, I've added golden thread from Altenew, gold embellishments from Kat Scrappiness and a butterfly sticker from Jolee's.

We want to invite you to join us at The Classic Design Challenge this month.  We love seeing all your creative entries, so until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

CD Sunday +

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Dragonfly Dreams

Ally's Angels

Creative Crafters

Polkadoodles

Pink Gem Challenge

Love Those Pretty Papers

Pattie's Creations

Creative Inspiration

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #30 - Jun/Jul 2025

Hello Friends and Happy Sunday!  Today starts a new challenge month at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Blog.  Our optional mood board this month is:

The months of June and July are patriotic here in the States, but I didn't go for a patriotic theme necessarily, however I did use the colors from the mood board for my card, and colored up the "Kindness is the Way" digital stamp from Power Poppy.

I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers and chose to use the entire panel of florals for the card front.  After coloring, I've trimmed the panel and popped on foam pads for dimension and to help distinguish the panel from the card base.

The sentiment is from an older set by The Scrapbooking Queen, which I've trimmed using a nesting oval die, then popped on foam pads, with a nesting of silver thread from Altenew. Lastly, I've added some light blue gems for sparkle.  

We want to invite you to share your Floral inspired projects with us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.  We hope to see you there and Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creative Crafters

CD Sunday +

Little Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

A Place to Start

Crafts Galore Encore

Mirtillamente

The Crafting Challenge

A Perfect Time to Craft

Crafty Calendar

 

Paper Funday Challenge - June 2025

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday! It's time for a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog. This month the Optional Twist is: Embossing: Heat and/or Dry, and our sponsors are the generous Pink & Main and Dare 2B Artsy.

For my team project, I've colored the Cherry Cupcake stamped image from Pink & Main using Copic Alcohol Markers, and I've also included the Twist and embossed a purple panel using a Stars embossing folder from Darice.

The focal image has been cut using a nesting oval die from Hero Arts, the patterned papers are snippets from Stampin' Up, along with the sentiment die and stamped birthday greeting.

The sentiment and focal panels have been popped on foam pads for dimension.  I've added Wink of Stella to the Cherries and you can see a bit of it in this photo.

We hope you'll join us at the challenge this month and enter your projects for a chance to win a fabulous prize from one of our sponsors.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Fab 'n Funky

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Gals Corner - Fancy Cupcake

Shopping Our Stash

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Mirtillamente

Moving Along with the Times

All Sorts

Digi Choosday

Inspiration Station Challenge #74 - Rainbow Hugs

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy 1st Monday of June!  Today starts a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  We have a fun and colorful inspiration photo for you this month, and this one can be interpreted in so many ways:

I was directly inspired by the rainbow of colors on this Carnival Swing Chair Ride and based my design team project on that.  I've used the After the Rain Rainbow Die Set, Rainbow Hugs Sentiment Die set from Kat Scrappiness and the Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

A stitched cloud die is included in the Rainbow set and I've cut 2, staggering and popping them on foam pads.  I've inked around the edges for dimension.  Lastly, I've added pearlescent sequins to complete the design.

We would like to invite you to share your inspired projects with us this month.  There is an adorable stamp set from The Greeting Farm on offer and you may be the lucky winner!  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Cut Above

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

A Place to Start

613 Avenue Create

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Crafts Galore Encore

The Crafting Challenge

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers

Krafty Chicks

 

Spread Your Beautiful Wings

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Wednesday! I hope your week has been smooth sailing and you're looking forward to a nice weekend.  I have a quick share for you today featuring a gorgeous Moth from the Beautiful Wings Stamp and Coordinating Die Set by Gina K. Designs.

I'm ashamed to admit I've had this set since January of 2021 and have only inked an image from it once.  I was having a look through the stash and not only found this set but also found some alcohol ink panels I made a few years ago.  Putting those 2 things together, I came up with this design.

The Moth has been colored using Alcohol Markers in colors that matched the panel, which I've cut into various sized strips.  The sentiment has been heat embossed and both the Moth and sentiment strip are popped on foam pads.  I didn't like the "unfinished" look of the strips so I created a frame using 2 stitched rectangle dies from Kat Scrappiness.  Lastly, I've added teal blue gems to finish it off.  

I hope I've inspired you to look through your stash and create using something you either haven't used yet or haven't used in a long time.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Red Wagon

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Creative Inspirations

Try It On Tuesday

Art Nudge - 525A the Color Green

Let's Craft and Create

Crafters Cafe

Girlz Rebel

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday

Crafty Gals Corner - Fancy Wings

All Sorts

It's Your Day!

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday.  I hope your day was fabulous and you did something fun.  I got a little too much sun on Monday so I've been in the air conditioning doing a bit of crafting and coloring, and I have a quick share for you today featuring a sweet floral digital image from Power Poppy.

This image is from the Auricula Theater digital set; a flower I thought I'd never heard of until I googled it.  I've seen these flowers many times and have even potted some in the past. I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers.

The patterned paper is a snippet from my scrap box, the focal and mat have been cut using a nesting arch die from Hero Arts, the sentiment is from Woodware and cut using a stitched sentiment die from Kat Scrappiness, and has been popped of foam pads for dimension.  Lastly, I've added Peridot colored gems and called this card complete.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Little Red Wagon

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Fab 'n Funky

Penny's Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Double D Challenges

Triple B

Passion for Markers

Make My Monday

CD Sunday +

613 Avenue Create

Craft Rocket

Happy Days

Hello and Happy Monday from Sweltering, Sunny Florida.  We're in store for another hot day with temps topping out at 96 degrees F/35 C.  That's hot for May folks! I have a quick share for you today featuring an adorable Frog from the Happy Days Set (sss202723c) by Simon Says Stamp.

I've had this sweet set in my stash for a while now and never inked it up.  In an effort to use what I have, I decided to use it today.

I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers and die cut the focal panel using a nesting circle die from Kat Scrappiness.  The patterned papers are from a 12x12 paper stack by Die Cuts with a View and the water droplets are from Kat Scrappiness.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and stamped on a stitched sentiment strip die cut, also from Kat Scrappiness.  The focal panel and sentiment have been popped on foam pads from dimension.  

That's all for today.  If you're looking for me, I'll be in the pool.  Have a fabulous day and until next, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

A Place to Start

A Cut Above

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

We Love Stamping

Crafty Calendar

Polkadoodles

Gem of a Challenge

Alphabet Challenge

Creative Moments

Classic Design Challenge #05-2025

Hello and Welcome Back! Today begins a new challenge at The Classic Design Challenge Blog where the theme is Always Anything Goes with an Optional Twist.  The Twist this month is Masculine and our generous sponsor is Angie Blom Digital Designs.

For my team project, I've colored the Thanks Dad digital image from Angie Blom using Copic Alcohol Markers.  This is just one of the images included in the digital set, which also includes sentiments.  I've went with a Father's Day theme, also incorporating the optional twist of Masculine.

I did not resize the image as I wanted to keep it large and tucked into the bottom right corner.  The sentiment has been popped on foam pads and is from the Mini Messages Stamp Set by Cardz TV (retired).  To complete the design, I've added a snippet of patterned paper from a My Favorite Things paper pad and a Baker's Twine Bow.

We hope you'll join us at the challenge and play along for your chance to win a prize from Angie Blom Digital Designs.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Creative Inspiration

Ally's Angels

Creatalicious

Creative Inspirations

Passion for Markers - I love green and blue together

Art Nudge - 525A for the Green, 525D for the Blue Jeans

Crafts Galore Encore

Mirtillamente

Daisy Chain Challenge

Di's Digi Design

Digi Choosday

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #29 - May/Jun 2025

Hello Crafty Friends!  It's the 15th of the month and that means a new challenge at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Blog.  Our challenges are all about florals and an optional mood board is provided for inspiration.  This month, the mood board is a combo of interesting colors:

For my team project, I've colored up one of the floral images from the Nature's Canvas Kit by Taylored Expressions.  I love how the images are drawn in an "artsy" style and I'm glad I decided to purchase this kit before it sold out. 

Using Copic Alcohol Markers, I've colored the stamped images and die cut using the coordinating dies.  In hindsight, I should have went with a coral shade instead of orange but the mood board is optional after all, and I do like blue and orange together.  

I've used diagonal stitched oval dies from Kat Scrappiness to create a frame, and placed the arrangement on a panel that has been pierced using the Fanfare Cutting Plate from Taylored Expressions.  I've popped the oval frame and florals on foam pads for dimension.

To finish the design, I've stamped and die cut the sentiment, from the Taylored Expressions Timeless Greetings Set and popped on foam pads.  Lastly, dusty rose sequins have been added for sparkle and shine.

We hope you'll stop by the challenge and join us, we love seeing everyone's creative designs!  That's all for now, so until next time, Happy Crafting.

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Craft Rocket

Ellibelle's Garden Party

Sparkles Monthly

Creative Crafters

Lil Red Wagon

Word Art Wednesday

Penny's Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Crafty Gals Corner - Fancy Frame

A Cut Above

AAA Birthday

Give a Crafter a Cookie

The Paper Funday Challenge #76 - May 2025

Hello Crafty Friends and Welcome!  It's the 1st Wednesday of May and time for a new Paper Funday Challenge.  Our generous sponsors this month are Altenew and Picket Fence Studios.  For my design team project, I've used the Aeonium African Succulent Stamp from Picket Fence Studios, however I couldn't find this stamp set on the site, it may be retired.

Picket Fence Studios are known for their larger than life images, and this one is gorgeous.  I'll admit, it intimidated me as I didn't exactly know how to color it and I've had this stamp in my stash for a while.  I did a google search for this succulent and found this color combo and thought, that's easy enough so let's give it a go!

I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers, and added some white dots here and there using a Uniball Signo Pen. To get as much of the image as possible on the card front, I went with a 5.5" square panel for this 6" card.  

The sentiment is from the Altenew Versatile Greetings Die Set; I've cut the words from gold mirror card and used a black shadow, then mounted on foam pads.  Lastly, I've added smoky gray gems from Kat Scrappiness.

Please join us at the challenge, we would love to have you join in the fun!  And a huge thanks to our generous sponsors this month.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Passion for Markers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Cupcake Inspirations

613 Avenue Create

Stamping Sensations

NBUS

Crafts Galore Encore