Mayzy's Amazing May Blog Hop

Hello Everyone,

So glad that you have stopped by today. I have something special for you. MayzyArt is having a May blog hop.There is a fun game she is doing as well so you will have to collect all the secret words along the way.  Mayzy gave the DT's an opportunity to invite guest DT's to join along in the blog hop. 

The hardest part of this was picking out an image to use. Mayzy has so many fun images to use. But I wanted to use one that I could get creative with using the step card. By they way make sure you check at the bottom of this post. I have a video on making this card that so many people make but I have also created a cut file sorry it's just for the Silhouette Cameo but it will be located in the video description as well as below the video. 

This sweetie is Jean, and she is holding a birthday cupcake for that special birthday girl. 

I have colored her with my Copics. I also cut her and the mat for her from the Cameo. 

The paper is from Sherry K digi collection I picked up from her Etsy Store. She has some really cute papers. And many times they are on sale. I like the bright cheery colors that she has. 

I went to town cutting out candles. I love this and the funny thing is they came with the Cameo software who knew.. lol I backed them with the sticker paper and added glitter to match each of the cut out parts of the candles. The Happy Birthday is also a Cameo file.

Now I have to tell you I didn't have charms before but I have found a shop called The Charm Store 24/7 and she was very fast at shipping. She has some of the cutest charms around. 

Here is the Silhouette Cameo cut file for download

Oh I guess you would like to know the Secret word for my part of the blog hop.
It is DREAMER

Now in case you have stopped here out of the blog hop order I have listed them below if you are right on track then you next stop will be Candy's blog 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have enjoyed what I have for you today and will give this card a try. Enjoy the rest of your stops.

Erin  http://elfiessparkleanddust.blogspot.co.uk/
Shell  http://craftyshell.blogspot.co.uk/
Trudie  http://trudiescakesandcards.blogspot.co.uk/
Lisa  http://papercraftbliss.com/blog/
Anda  http://craftcavetales.blogspot.co.uk/
Stacey http://www.lasatas.blogspot.com/
Mandz  http://cardz-by-mandz.blogspot.co.uk/
Jo  http://itsmycreativeworld.blogspot.com/  ( You are here :-) )
Candy  http://purplecardlady.blogspot.com/
Kim  http://scrapsoffaith.blogspot.com/
Lizzy  http://www.lizzydoodles.blogspot.co.uk/
Susan  http://craftinsuzie.blogspot.co.uk/

I am also entering this into the following challenges.

Crafts4eternity 
Creatalicious Challenge
Mad for Markers
The Stamp Spot
Penny's Challenges

Dreaming of being on the team!

Happy Sunday everyone,

Also Happy Mother's day to all the Mom's out there. That included moms to human kids and mom's to your pets as well. Got to include them. :-)

Today brings a new challenge over at MayzyArt. We have a fun one for you this time around. It's all about the boys. Yup you guessed it make a card having to do with boys. 

My little guy is sitting here watching big brother play dreaming about being on the team one day. 

This little guy is Tyler and you can pick him up here.

I have colored him in with my copics. I gave him curly blond hair. Just seemed fitting. 

The papers I have used are by Fancy Pants Designs from their Little Sport collection.

The SOCCER is a cut I have done on my Cameo and I backed the ball with white to make it look like a soccer ball or as some of my UK DT teamies call it football. LOL Either way I thought it was cute. 

I hope you will join us for our challenge this time around. And don't forget to watch here for the blog hop on the 18th for MayzyArt. There is going to be some great inspirations and fun games and prices. I hope you will also join us for that. 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Paper Creators Crafts

Shelly's Images

Penny's Challenges
Crafting by Designs

May Flowers

Happy Day Everyone,

Yes, it's Friday and that mean another challenge over at The Outlawz. 

This weeks theme is May Flowers.

I have a real cutie this week for you. This is from Sassy Cheryl's. I have really taken a liking to her stamps. There is just something about them. I just thought this little girl was just adorable carrying her flower. The verse was a freebie that TLC offered. I just thought it was perfect. 

I have colored the image with my copics. The picture is hard to see but I have used a glitter pen on the petal of the flower and her bow in her hair. 

We have a sponsor this month over at The Outlawz offering a wonderful prize. You should stop by and check it out. 

When I first did the card layout out I was going for an A2 card but then wanted to add a splash more color but not take away from the CAS of the image. I hope I have been able to do that. 

I do hope you will stop by and check us out. Click here

I am entering this into the following challenges. 

QKR Stampede

Sassy Studio Designs

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Just a couple more days left!

Just a reminder there are still a couple days left to enter the MayzyArt Challenge this round. 

Check out Mayzy's blog she has a lot going on there. 

Don't forget to check out my fellow DT Lisa's tutorial on how she does clouds to add to your backgrounds. 

MayzyArt Blog

MayzyArt Challenge

MayzyArt Shop

Thanks for stopping by.

Young Love

Hello everyone,

Hope all is well. Today I am bringing you my DT card for our new challenge over at TTCRD Magazine. Is your subscription up to day. This new issue will be out very soon. Need to subscribe or renew click HERE

This weeks sponsor is Bugaboo. They have some really fun images and the sayings that go along with it are such a hoot. 

When I do a Bugaboo image I try to keep it clean and simple. 

I have colored this fun couple with my Copics. The little glitter hearts were brads but I cut the backs off and am using them just as embellishments. 

I stayed with a simple background paper design so the images would pop.

I hope you will join us for this challenge. And be sure and stop by Bugaboo and check out some of their fun images to make fun, fast and very funny cards with. 

I am entering this into the following

Crafty Sentiements

Deep Ocean Challenge

Shopping our Stash

Penguin Love

Hello Everyone,

I am here a bit late tonight with my DT card for The Outlawz Copic/ProMarker challenge.

This week is The birds and the bees or bugs.

Show us what you have. 

I am using one of MayzyArts Adorable images. This is Adeline with Penguins. Sometimes I forget that a penguin is a bird cause they are just so darn cute waddling all over.

Adeline is here with two of you cute little friends. 

I have colored her with my Copics. Added a little bakers twine for some texture. I used my SU scallop punch to create the border. 

The paper is from my stash. I have put Glamour Dust on all the fur trim. It hard to see the sparkle in the picture but it is really pretty up close. 

The friends stamp is an old set that I have had for years. I believe it came from Joann's.

I hope you will stop over and join us for the challenge this week. 

Also don't forget to check out MayzyArt for her 50% off sale good till tomorrow. Why not pick up some of her images and enter both the The Outlawz and MayzyArts challenge. Lots of fun going on. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend. 

Mayzy has done it again!

Good Morning Everyone, 

I better type fast because morning here is running fast into afternoon,

I wanted to give you a quick heads up. Mayzy the wonderful creator behind MayzyArts has just introduced some new image sets in her store. This are some fun cartoon type of images. 

Here is just a sample of one of the sets she has just released. That jogger guy reminds of this guy we since every few days around here poor guy looks like he is going to pass out. 

Wants some more great NEWS. Mayzy is having a SALE through this Saturday. 50% off . Check out the blog for more DETAILS.

Oh wait there is more. Mayzy is having Mayzy May. And to celebrate, there is going to be lots of fun things going on all month long. New stamps, challenge, and even a special blog hop in the middle of May. And of course all kinds of chances to win free MayzyArt Stamps.

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I hope you will stop by MayzyArts blog and check out all the details and watch for more fun things happening. 

Wheewwww I made it before Noon. LOL

Thanks for stopping by today.

Watch my blog tomorrow for my Outlawz CPC card. It's a Mayzy Image :-)

 

Silhouette Cameo Digital Image Cutting

Here is a quick video on cutting your digital images out with your Silhouette Cameo and leaving a small border around it. Hope you find it helpful. For more fun videos for the Cameo what upcoming issues of Through the Craftroom Door Magazine. Not a subscriber click HERE.

 

The image I am using is from MayzyArt check Mayzy's shop out HERE she has just added some fun new images to her shop. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Looking for that Rainbow

Hi Everyone,

No, not Dorothy,Toto or ruby slippers, but it is the new challenge over at MayzyArts. This is a fun challenge. I am guessing we are going to see plenty of rainbow this spring around my way. We sure are getting the rain. 

Today I bring you a card made with Mayzy's first stamp she drew. Yup, Meri. She is what started it all. 

The optional theme is Rainbow. Just think of all you can do with that. And Mayzy has some amazing images that could land you bigger prizes if you are using her image for your entry. 

I just loved the verse. I was so happy when I found the paper as well. After that I colored Meri with my Copic to match everything.  

I added different  color and sizes of pearls to represent "rain" drops reflecting the rainbow.

The image and mat were cut with my Cameo.
I hope you will join us over at MayzyArts 

Thanks for stopping by.

I am entering this into the following challenges.
Digi Sketch Challenge
Sparkle and Sprinkle
My Creative Moments

Studio Redo

Hello Again,

I know if you follow my blog you are going to say didn't she just do this. Well yes and no. I moved my studio from our finished basement to a spare room we had on our second floor back in the fall. It really was only a part of a  move because I still had a lot of stuff in the basement studio. Over the past couple of months I have been trying to go through my stash of crafting items and weed out what just need to be chucked and what might come upstairs with me. 

Ok, it has always been in the back of my mind that I wish I could see some of this stuff and then someone else may get use out of it. Up until recently when my friend Kim told me about a couple of Facebook pages of people like me having lots of stuff to want to find good homes for as well as many will to provide that good home I just didn't know how I was going to do this. OK, a month as just about gone by and I have been really selling a lot of stuff on the Facebook sites.  So I move a couple of old pieces of furniture that just were not functional for the storage I needed. Can you smell a shopping trip? LOL

 Yes, after some back and forth about what I wanted to get I have found what I needed and wanted. Below are picture of the new furniture and my now cleanup and organized studio. And yes I still have tons to still sell but it is not in my room with me now. 

This shot is a little dark but this is my room as you enter it. Straight ahead are two new pieces I purchased. I have also rearranged the placement of my desk. I never would have thought it would have made this big of a difference but I feel like the room is now even bigger. 

This is a shot of my desk with my computer credenza behind it. It is were my Cameo is located. 

And the tall cabinet to match the other pieces is new as well. 

My closet got a much needed make over or de-clutter to be more on the money. :-)

I have everything within a good reaching distance and a nice about it is all of light in the closet so I can see the colors of the inks and papers. 

This is another angle of the closet and yes there is an empty shelf and no Colleen I am not filling it up with new goodies. I am going to go on that old saying buy something new get rid of something old. I see if that works LOL

Here is my new large cabinet with lots of stuff in there. And I still have room for some more things. 

This cabinet is really great at how it has storage on the door. It fit my Copic refill storage beautifully among other things.

Now this new cabinet is the new home of my papers and paper pads. I cleaned a bunch of paper pads out and will be selling them as well. I had way too much stuff. LOL

And this one is holding all of my unmounted stamps and this will get a few more boxes in there when I get around to unmounted the wood mounted stamps that I want to keep or didn't sell. But putting them in the CD/DVD cases really work well and take up so much less room. 

As you can see I really did redo a good bit. There was times yesterday that I didn't think I would ever find my floor again but it all came together and I really think it is going to work out very well for myself and my creativity. So getting my room in better shape and selling a lot of stuff CHECK, Opening Etsy store CHECK

Hummm what next. LOL

Now back to creating again.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my new and improved studio. Have a great weekend. 

Sweet Spring Time

Hello everyone, 

I am a day late at posting this. I have a good reason. I will be putting another blog post up regarding that and explaining. 

But I have here today with a card for The Copic/Promarker team on The Outlawz. This is the last week for our sponsor Whimsy stamps.

My card today is made using an image by Sassy Cheryl's. I have really been getting into her images. There is just something fun and perky about them. 

I have colored with my Copics. I used my Copic Air brush to color the ribbon. The papers are from my stash. 

 

The image and image mat is cut out with my trusty Cameo.

I broke out the $1 stamp Hello Friend. Gosh I wish I could find another one of these because a friend of mine would love one. 

Her bow and little butterfly has a bit of stickles on them. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

I am entering this into the following challenges. 

Stamping with the Dragon

Charisma Cardz Challenge

Paper Crafting Journey 

Creative Moments

I did it!

Happy Wednesday Everyone,

Just a quick note today. After much encouragement from many I have finally opened an Etsy Shop for my handmade items. Right now I have a few cards but will be add more to the shop in the coming weeks. 

It's my creative world  

Thanks for stopping by and to all those who have encouraged me to do this. 

Dots Everywhere

Hello Everyone,

It's Tuesday and that means a new challenge over at Through the Craft Room Door.

This week our sponsor is none other than Rusty from Oozak

My card is made using this super fun image from Sassy Cheryl's. Can you just see this being the Dad just embarrassing that pre teen at a birthday party. Hee heee.... always the life of the party. 

He is colored with my Copics.

The papers I chose were some digital from Sherry K and some other scraps that I had. I wanted to stay with the polka dots to match his shorts.

Added the pearls to add to the "dot" theme of the card. 

I hope you will come on over and join us for the challenge. And don't forget a couple more weeks and the new issue will be out. And it will be loaded with lots of fun projects, inspiration and tutorials. Oh don't forget the digi's that come with it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday Challenge

Sparkle and Sprinkle 

Great Impressions