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  Happy Thursday blogger friends!  Blogger was acting up this morning, but I prevailed! I created a shaker ATC for the current House Mouse & Friends Challenge to add sparkle.  I have recently been experimenting with altered playing cards which was inspired by  @StampyMom5 on Instagram.  For my project I began by using a square die cut to remove the center of the card.  The shaker was created with embellishment packaging from my stash.  Little bits of book paper and Gelli print tissue paper were adhered for the "frame".  A small amount of Ranger Opaque Crackle Texture Paste was applied to the corners. Of course, the main focus of the project is little Mudpie & Muzzy!  This is an older Stampendous cling stamp called Cookie Crumbles (2018).  It was colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and adhered to the card with a distressed leaf die and gold thread. I would like to share my project with the following: House-Mouse & Friends ...

  Are you ready for Fall weather?  This cute fox image was included with the August new release Christmas Peeks stamp set.  Today I'm repurposing this set for a Fall Birthday card. Getting Started I began by trimming the Pebble Beach card stock A4 base panel to create my scene.  The front panel has been dry embossed with a leaf folder from my stash then distressed with inks and paint. A glitter tape was applied to the edge.  Plaid designer paper was adhered to the inside of the card. Stamp and Fussy Cut The fox image was stamped onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Copic markers.  It was fussy cut and the greenery trimmed so that the fox could be seen "peeking" around the edge of the card.  I chose to pair the fox with Fall colors and thought it would be adorable as a Happy Birthday card!   Creative Takeaway To finish the card a few enamel dots from my stash and coordinating sentiment were added.  Stretch your stash - take a look ...

  For this week's challenge, I pulled out one of my favorite Art Impressions set called Doggie Kisses for a humorous Get Well card.  I've used several different images and a sentiment from the set combined with the Story Tiles Template Die . The images were stamped then water colored with Tombow markers.  A few enamel dots and coordinating designer paper finished this quick and easy project. I will be sharing my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge #435 Furry Friends Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It! Allsorts Challenge:   #857 All Creatures Great and Small Classic Designs Challenge:   #8 ATG or Use Die Cuts Simon Says Monday Challenge: Get In Shape

  The Pajama Crafter Stamps Super Spooky Season Inspiration Hop is officially live! Join the PCS Design Team for spooky, Halloween, magical, mysterious, and superhero-inspired projects featuring Pajama Crafter Stamps products. Start the hop here: @Pajamacrafterstamps I've created a fun treat box featuring the adorable Capes & Courage stamp set .  The costumed kids in the set are great for so many occasions - birthday, encouragement and even Treats! Follow the complete hop lineup starting at @Pajamacrafterstamps to see how each designer interpreted this month's Super Spooky Season theme. As a thank-you for celebrating with us, one hop participant will be randomly selected to receive a $15 Pajama Crafter Stamps store credit. The winner will be announced on the PCS Instagram account. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta, Instagram, or Facebook. If today's project inspires you, I would love for you to visit Pajama Crafter Stamps...

  The Holiday Season is upon us at  Pajama Crafter Stamps  with the adorable Cheers to the Season stamp set.  Today I will be sharing a fun layered scene featuring the sweet peeking bear image from the set. Stamping and Coloring I began by stamping the image and coloring with alcohol markers.  I lightly applied glitter glue to the glass to mimic bubbles then along the base of the image for icey snow.  Among my stash I came across a puffy 3D paint that worked perfectly to create fluffy fur on the bear's hat. Creative Takeaway To finish the sparkly scene a few snowflake dies and silver cord from my stash along with the coordinating sentiment were added.  Even the simplest design can be eye-catching!  Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used: Cheers to the Season Stamp Set Additional Supplies Used: Copic Markers (E57, E35, B95, R17 G94) Silver Cord Snowflake die cuts Detail scissors (for fussy cutting) Village Die Border Glitter Glue If today's project i...

  Adventure Awaits stamp set from Pajama Crafter Sets is great for so many different occasions.  This card will be going to my swashbuckling cousin on his upcoming birthday!  But it could also be used for retirement or even graduation. The Process I began by pulling together coordinating designer paper from my stash then layered with Pajama Crafter Stamps Pebbled Beach Cardstock base.  A couple of nautical dies from my stash were added for dimension. Stamping and Coloring The pirate ship was stamped, and the Tombow blender pen was used with Tombow markers to color the ship and sails.  Ink blended sky and ocean with Salty Ocean distress ink finishes the scene. Finishing Touches The image was adhered with foam tape, and natural jute twine was tied to follow the nautical theme.  Adventure Awaits sentiment completes the design. Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used: Adventure Awaits Pebbled Beach Cardstock Additional Supplies Used: Tombow Markers Distress Inks B...

  Hello!  I'm playing along with the All Dressed Up challenge featuring a freebie digital image Cute Got Cuter . The tag began with an acrylic paint Gelli Plate print.  It was embossed with a polkadot emboss folder then inked.  The digital image was printed and colored with Copic markers then fussy cut.  I scrap of rick rack, wood veneer hearts and a small tag finish the tag. I'm sharing with the following: All Dressed Up Challenge:  #314 Anything Goes We Love to Created Mixed Media Challenge:  #8 Anything Goes Allsorts Challenge:  #856 Embossing Tag-along (and ATC's) Challenge:  Fashion Parade or AG Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:   #284 Anything Goes

  Pajama Crafter Stamps is hosting a Merry & Bright Inspiration Hop!  Come join us for holiday inspiration and adorable new releases. My first card features the adorable new Christmas Peeks stamp set and Christmas Words and Shadow Die .  The sweet little mouse image was colored with Copic markers. Nothing is better at the Holidays than a yummy beverage.  Cheers to the Season stamp set is perfect for all of your holiday projects.  I created a fun flip card with festive papers from my stash and a decorative die frame. 📌 Instagram Hop starts @olheiserc 📌 YouTube Hop Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZNpKjmuLjCc&si=9sMdwMvOwlmv9ERd 🎁 HOP GIVEAWAY! 🎁 One lucky crafter will win $15 in Pajama Crafter Stamps store credit! 🎉 👉 SHOP THE NEW RELEASE: https://pajamacrafterstamps.com/OLHEISERC I would like to share my card with the following: We Love Stamping:   AG or Summer Blooms PIP Challenge:   #2633 Anything Goes Lil Patc...

  I'm so excited to have been invited to Guest Design at the Word Art Wednesday Challenge for the month of August.  Karen and the team are such a blessing each week.  We would love for you to visit the blog, check out the inspiration and grab the free digital word art. As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computers by selecting, right click and save as.  You are not required to use it for your project but keep in mind that submissions must be family friendly.  The challenge will run for two weeks, and you can submit up to 10 projects! Our awesome sponsor this week is Pink & Main .  One lucky participant will be randomly drawn to win a $25 gift certificate to the Stam p Simply shop.  Be sure to stop by and check out all of their fabulous goodies! My project features the adorable Pink & Main December Pup stamp set  and December Pup dies .  The card base was created by stamping the snowflakes with Versafine ink and ...

  Ahoy Matey!  This week I created an ink blended scene inspired by a fun design by Tina Wilstrop .  It was perfect for the coordinating sets from Pajama Crafter Stamps . Ink Blending and Masking I began by masking off half of the base panel to create my scene.  The sky was ink blended with various blue distress inks then the ship image from  Adventure Awaits  was stamped with VersaFine Claire pigment ink.   The fun pirate image from  Kraken Good Day stamp set was stamped, colored with Copic markers and fussy cut.  To add dimension the image was adhered with foam tape.   Creative Takeaway To finish the clean and simple scene a few gems from my stash and coordinating sentiment were added.  Even the simplest design can be eye-catching!  Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used: Kraken Good Day  Adventure Awaits Additional Supplies Used: Copic Markers Distress Inks Blending Brush Detail scissors (for fussy cutting) Mask...

  Funny how this group of hunters only see the cake somewhat hidden by the deer - who appears very unafraid!  Seems like something that my family hunters might do.  :) When I saw the current "Boy oh Boy!" challenge theme at Art Impressions I knew that the Ole Buck set would be perfect.  There are so many fun outdoor images and sentiments in this set. I created an ink blended background for the hunter image and used a retired Front-n-Backs fence stamp from AI as a border.  The cake image is from Art Impressions Retired Chocolate Therapy set.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut the deer.  It was adhered with foam tape for dimension. Of course, the card was finished with a fun sentiment from the Ole Buck stamp set. I would like to share my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge:  #434 Boy Oh Boy!   Simon Says Stamps Monday:  Funny/Punny Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #283 Anything Goes Time Out Challenge:  #319 Pick 2 - ...

  Thank you for stopping by for a closer look at this week's project for Pajama Crafter Stamps ! For today's card we'll be combining ink blending, galaxy background, wobbler action and a Faux Center Step (Stair) Card for a fun outer space scene. Ink Blending  I began by creating the blended galaxy background with green and violet distress inks.  The colors were randomly blended onto my 4.25 x 5.50 card base. A deeper violet distress ink was blended from the edges of the base panel toward the center, followed by black soot distress oxide ink blended from the outer edges of the card base panel inward. Lastly, white acrylic paint thinned with a bit of water was splattered randomly across the panel with a paintbrush, creating the effect of stars. Stamping and Cutting The adorable astronauts, rocket, and asteroid images from the Such an Asteroid stamp set were stamped, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut. A mini wobbler was attached to the astronaut to create a fun “no ...

  Last night I pulled out my folder of images which have been colored but waiting for the right project.  I often color images when traveling, camping or on vacation.  It's nice to have them ready when a quick project is needed.  It was time to create! This beautiful floral image is from an older digital set by Graciellie Designs called New Beginnings.  It is no longer in her shop but take a peek because she has so many lovely floral sets.  The die cut image has been layered onto Stampin' Up! 2020-2022 Designer Series paper in Magenta Madness.  It was finished simply with a Memory Box sentiment tab. I would like to share my card with the following: Time Out Challenge:  #319 Pick 2 (Birthday, Floral, Monochrome) Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Happy Birthday! Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Monochrome We Love Stamping:  Summer Blooms

  I'm so excited to have been invited to Guest Design at the Word Art Wednesday Challenge for the month of August.  Karen and the team are such a blessing each week.  We would love for you to visit the blog, check out the inspiration and grab the free digital word art. As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computers by selecting, right click and save as.  You are not required to use it for your project but keep in mind that submissions must be family friendly.  The challenge will run for two weeks and you can submit up to 10 projects! Our awesome sponsor this week is Stamp Simply .  One lucky participant will be randomly drawn to win a $25 gift certificate to the Stamp Simply shop.  Be sure to stop by and check out all of their fabulous goodies! My project features a bundle from Stamp Simply My Church Stamp Die Bundle .   My project began by stamping the image onto water color paper.  The image and background were lig...

  This week the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge option is Torn Paper .  I thought this would be a fun challenge to try this torn paper frame.   I stamped and colored House Mouse Designs Brew-tiful Day stamp then applied coffee themed designer paper as a frame.  The sentiment is from an older Hero Arts monthly kit. I would like to share my card with the following: House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - #471 AG or Torn Paper Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Happy Birthday! PIP Challenge:  #2631 Anything Goes

  It's Dinosaur Week at Pajama Crafter Stamps .  Get ready for a week of roar-some prehistoric creativity! The team will be sharing fun techniques, inspiring scenes with both cute and realistic dinosaurs. If you would like to join the fun, Pajama Crafter Stamps has you covered with several great dinosaur themed sets.  You can find them all here .  Ink Blending and Masking My card features the adorable Dinomite Birthday stamp set .  I began by stamping and masking the three dinosaur images to create my scene.  They were colored with Copic markers, fussy cut then masked to create the wood floor with a stamp from my stash.  A spotlight was created for the band by masking with copy paper and ink blending with yellow distress ink. I followed by ink blending shades of purple for the background and stamped with trio of star stamp from the same set. The fun musical scene was finished with glitter tape from my stash and a birthday sentiment from the  Dinom...

  I pulled out one of my favorite gardener sets (now retired) from Art Impressions called His & Hers Gardeners.  I just love the sassy expression on this gardening lady.  Perfect for this floral birthday greeting. The image was embossed and colored with Copic markers then fussy cut.  I decided to add dimension to my card by fussy cutting part of the scene with the Art Impressions Garden Paper Pack and adhering with dimension tape.  I couldn't resist adding the water hose to the scene!  It's so fun!  The birthday sentiment is from another AI retired set Gotta Garden. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  I really appreciate all of the comments that you leave.  I hope you have a great week and maybe sneak in a little crafty time! I'm linking up with the following: Art Impressions Challenge - #433 Floral Frenzy Allsorts Challenge:  #855 Colours of Summer Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:   Happy Birthday! Simon Says Sta...