PDE Linky Party - Feb 5 - Anything Goes

Hello!

It's another fun week over at the PDE Linky Party! It's always Anything Goes and any kind of project is welcome. So it makes it easy to link up and play along. :)

 

 

I have a fun little Valentines-y card to share that I made for inspiration this week.

 

 

 

I used Mama Elephant's Pandamonium set along with the SSS Wishing die & Sending and Wishing stamp set. The fun little background is colored with Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar Distress Inks, then a stencil (MFT Large Circle Burst) was pressed onto it after spritzing with water. I layered it over a patterned paper from Echo Park's Head Over Heels paper and black cardstock die cut with the scallop dies from MFT Blueprint 23.

 

 

I'm also playing along with 613 Avenue Create (use something from your stash - the paper and twine), Cards In Envy "From the Heart" challenge, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Have a Heart", and 4 Crafty Chicks "Love" challenge.

 

        

 

   

 

 

Please check out all the fun challenges going on now for Valentine's inspiration and you link up with PDE Linky Party "Anything Goes". :) We would LOVE to see your creations! ;)

 

 

Thanks SO much for hopping by to visit. Please do so again soon.

 

God Bless,

Mandy

 

 

II Timothy 2:16   NKJV  (New King James Version)

    "But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness."

 

 

 

 





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ABC Christmas Challenge - C for Cute Critters

 

 

Hello!

It's time for another fun challenge over at ABC Christmas Challenges. This time we are focusing on "Cute Critters" as we are now on letter C. I just love this idea for card challenges - and even better that it's Christmas. My favorite to make. 8-)

We are sponsored this week by Wild Orchid Crafts.
                        


                         Wild Orchid Crafts

 

Wild Orchid Crafts specialise in selling Mulberry Paper Flowers and many other embellishments for card making, scrapbooking and craft projects. We started selling our mulberry paper roses back in 2005. Since then we've added a large selection of different flowers and colour choices. All of our mulberry paper flowers are made using natural, renewable resources. The flowers are all handmade by experienced crafts people using high quality materials and great care is taken to ensure that they are made to the highest standard and beauty. You can see all of our flowers and embellishments on our website http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com

 

 

 

Lawn Fawn does cute critters in a fabulous way and I am using the Winter Fox stamp set and my Zig Clean Color markers for my card.

 

 

 

I used some scrap papers pieced together and die cut in a stitched rounded rectangle by Lil Inker Designs for my background. I diecut water color paper using MFT's Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner for the accent piece and watercoloring. My sentiment also came from MFT - Hug in a Mug stamp set (the set I am obsessed with right now.)

 

 

Please pop over and join in the fun! Stock up on your Christmas cards with unique challenges! :)

 

Thanks SO much for stopping by to visit! I hope you enjoyed it and will come back soon.

 

God Bless,

Mandy

 

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Addicted to Stamps and More! #179 - CAS

Hello!

It's time for another challenge over at Addicted To Stamps and More! This challenge is Clean and Simple. Such a fun way to make cards. One of my favorite ways anyway. :)

 

This week we are sponsored by A Day For Daisies. One lucky winner will win a $12 gift certificate.

 

 

I put together a fun little Valentine's Day card using Sugar Pea Design's Special Delivery stamp set and a heart shaped doily.

 

 

 

 

I added the doily (from a small pack I snagged at Kroger in the Valentine's aisle for cheaps :D) and trimmed the excess from the side once it was glued in place. I then stamped my elements on white Neenah cardstock, trimmed and adhered. I finished it off with a button, twine, and a couple of pink enamel dots. Easy peasy - and super fast. I love anything on Kraft (this is PTI) cardstock - especially the reds and black. It pops.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit! I hope you will check out the fun over at Addicted to Stamps and More!.

 

God Bless,

Mandy

 

 

Hebrews 11:6   NKJV  (New King James Version)

   "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

 



 



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Christmas Card Challenges - #9

This is my second post of the day. To see my Addicted to Stamps Challenge post, click here.


Hello!

It's time for another fun challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges - where we are making our Christmas cards throughout the year to make life easier at Christmas time. You should come on over and play - you'll thank yourself later! :D

This week is easy - really no reason not to get started - it's Anything Goes. So if you are wanting a chance to jump in, this would be a great week to do it.

 

I broke in my new Reverse Confetti dies - thanks to a giveaway/prize from a recent blog hop. :D Whoohoo!

 

 

 

 

I used the circle garland die with my Basic Grey Juniper Berry 6x6 pad (so fabulous) and the Fancy Words dies with CTMH Silver Glitter cardstock (super fabulous). Christmas is stamped from Paper Smooches Christmas Sampler and Voila! I've easily and quickly made a fun little CAS card.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit! I hope you come back again soon. :)   And, don't forget to check out the fun at Christmas Card Challenges!

 

God Bless,

Mandy

 

 

Luke 16:15   NKJV (New King James Version)

     "And He said to them, 'You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.'"

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Addicted To Stamps Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

Hello!

Today begins another challenge over at Addicted To Stamps Challenge blog. This week would be a fun and easy way to link up with everyone - the challenge is Anything Goes. We would just love it if you would come play along with us. And, this week we are sponsored by the lovely Nicole over at CraftAddiction! One lucky participant will be chosen for the goodies - so please hop over and check it out. :)

 

 

 

 

 

With this fun card, I used a new (to me) technique of Reverse Stenciling. I read about it on another blog and was fascinated as soon as I saw it! I love messing around with Distress Inks, so any new technique to get more use out of them is aces in my book.

 

I used my MFT Large Circle Burst Stencil and Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, Salty Ocean, and Picked Raspberry. It was a little messy and I did get some on my hands, which drives me CRAZY. But it wasn't bad. One of the best investments I made for my crafty space was a craft mat by Ranger. (And honestly, I saw those being used in online card classes and video tutorials. I had never seen them before. - as I am sheltered. :D)

 

I die cut my watercolor panel after the inks had dried with MFT's Mini Scallop Rectangles STAX Dienamics and layered it over a scrap of CTMH cardstock from my stash die cut using Blueprints 13. I white heat embossed the verse from a Verve stamp and adhered it using foam tape with silver embroidery thread behind it. I just added a few clear sequins and that was it. It was fast once I made the watercolored stenciled panel. And the best part is there was so much ink on my stencil I have another piece waiting to be cut and used on a card. That's major for me. I rarely repeat anything  when I'm crafting. But I will be creatively "stuck" one day (probably far too soon) and that will be like a treasured find that may spark a new idea when I find it buried under something in there. It's like I'm making my own little treasure hunt for myself. :D

I'm also playing along with Freshly Made Sketches (Mine is turned longways) and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.



 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today! I do hope you will come back again soon!

 

 

God Bless,

Mandy

 

Luke 18:27  NKJV (New King James Version)

   "But He said, 'The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.'"

 

 

 

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Christmas Card Challenges - #8

Hello!

It's another week over at Christmas Card Challenges. :) Time for a new challenge to help you jump start your stock pile of Christmas cards for this year. (It hurts a little bit to even say the word Christmas at this point, but my future self is already thanking my present self for working ahead!)

 

 

I used my Winter Warmth set from My Favorite Things and, shocker, stenciled a subtle background again. (Making backgrounds are my favorite right now).

 

 

 

I stamped the hat in first and second generation MFT Summer Splash and stenciled PTI Hibiscus Burst ink over the MFT Large Grid Stencil. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Christmas Sampler. Paper strips are Lawn Fawn's Snow Day. The large accent panel is adhered using foam tape to give it a little more dimension.

 

 

Well, that's it for me this time! Short post - mostly due to the "Snow Day" - it's a Saturday but we have The Hubs home form work today (he works most Saturdays) and The Piglets worked me to death this morning being in and out! 



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PDE Linky Party

Hello!

We are in the midst of "Snowmageddon" here in TN. I'm in an area that rarely, if ever, sees snow and it is currently coming down hard and fast. I ran to the store this morning and was gone for less than an hour - and I left hours before it was supposed to start here - to return home in steady snow and covered roads. It's beautiful and we are enjoying it, i'll just feel better and be less distracted when The Hubs gets home. He works for a major manufacturing facility which never shuts down for weather and they've already cancelled the later shifts for today and cutting production early today.


So - that's what's going on in my world (as the news blares reports of wrecks and shut-down interstates all over Nashville in the background), I have a little crafty fun to share! A card for this week's PDE Linky Party!

I loved how this card turned out! Just some paper and dies fun. I'm trying to get more use out of both and get a little more creative with them.

I used some paper scraps to cut the fun curved banners using MFT Blueprints 25. I then die cut them on a Kraft panel using the Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Flags. The hello is stamped from WPlus9 DoodleBuds set. My card base is stamped with the text background stamp from MFT in a light gray ink (Soft Stone by PTI). I added a few die cut stars and tiny sequins to finish it off. 

Thanks SO much for stopping by to visit! Please come back again soon AND please hop over to the PDE Linky Party! It's Anything Goes -so a great chance to play along with ease. :)

God Bless, 

Mandy

I Peter 3:18  NKJV  (New King James Version) 

    "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,"

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