A Place to Start - Official Launch

Hi, there!  I'm proud to tell you that I am now part of A Place to Start, a blog where new crafters can find helpful information and where all crafters can display their creativity.

Welcome to the official launch  of A Place to Start.  We thank you for the support you have already shown us in our previous challenges.

It is our goal to make our Place more than just a challenge blog.  Over the coming months, we will have tutorials, product comparisons, and a Q&A section.  We will also revive our ATG Neverending Challenge.

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We are a Just For Fun Blog but for our launch this month,our good friend, artist Rick St. Dennis, has graciously offered to sponsor the challenge.  The Top Sprout Honoree will receive Rick' March 2019 - Easter/Spring Packet.

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APTS Launch Challenge: Create A Single Layer Card w/Matching Envelope - or Anything Goes

I taped off the edges of my card and sponged Distress Oxide Ink on the space between the tape.  Then I stamped the flower image with black pigment ink, coated it with clear embossing powder, and heat embossed it.  Finally, I spritzed wanted onto the inked panel before stamping the sentiment.  

For the envelope, I taped off a small border and sponged on Distress Oxide Ink.  I used second generation stamping for the image, party on and partly off the inked strip. Done!

Please do visit the blog, enter the challenge, and apply for a DT position.  We'd love to have you join us.  Good things are coming!

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613 Avenue Create #219-Anything Goes-Option Kinetic Card

Hello, Crafty Peeps!  Welcome to another challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  This time our Anything Goes Challenge has the option to create a kinetic card.  I chose to make a pop up box card.  It was a lot of fun.  This is a birthday card for my grandniece who turned 18.  I wanted a special card for a special young lady who is now a college freshman. I have given her the card, and I'm pleased to say that she loved it.

I used a box die from Divinity Designs (formerly Our Daily Bread Designs).   I decorated the box with papers from my stash.  The Make a Wish sentiment is one I made at a Stampin Up Make n Take at Scrapbook Expo last year.  The other decorations on the flaps are die cuts from my stash of dies. The images are from various stamp sets in my stash. I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color the shoe, birthday cake and the green tea frappuccino (my niece's favorite drink).

Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb & 65 lb
Dies:  Assorted from my stash
Stamps:  Assorted from my stash

Challenges:
Dragonfly Dreams - March - For a Special Female
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog -March - Anything Goes


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613 Avenue Create #218 - Anything Goes - Option Use a Critter

Our Anything Goes option at 613 Avenue Create this month is to use a critter.  Year before last (I think), I received the adorable Favorite Puperoni stamp as a freebie from Simon Says Stamps.  This is my first time using the sweet little puppy, although I did use one stamp in the set before.  Since I am determined to use my unused stamps, I decided to dig out this one and make a card.

You cannot tell in the photograph, but the card base is very lightly colored with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink.  I also added sparkle to the pup's eyes and nose with a glitter pen after coloring him with my Spectrum Noir markers. But I colored the image a while back and have no idea which markers I used. He's cut out with my Scan and Cut 2 - I love that machine so much - and then popped up. I added a shadow so he wouldn't seem to be floating.  I hand cut the banners from some DP in my stash and added the bubble sentiment.  He'll go to my grandson or grandniece.

Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb
Spectrum Noir Markers
Designer Paper:  My stash
Sentiment:  Hero Arts CL737

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Little Patch of Crafty Friends #99 - Anything Goes
Crafty Animals #23 - Anything Goes



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613 Avenue Create #217-Anything Goes-Option Water Coloring

Happy 2019, everyone!  We're off to a New Year and a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  Our Anything Goes Challenge has the option of water coloring.  I made a very clean and simple card for this challenge and here it is:

I used Crayola water colors to paint stripes of a piece of water color paper.  Once it was dry, I die cut the Hero Arts Paper Layering Daisy and the love sentiment (I've had this dies so long that I don't remember who made it).  I glued them to a card base and bam!  My card was finished.

I have had that daisy die for several years, but this is the very first time I used it.  But it's definitely a new die in the sense that it has never been used. I actually saw the die on Virginia Lu's blog and fell in love with it. Why it took me so very long to use it, I cannot say.  But I will say that in 2019, I am determined to use my NBUS (thanks, Darnell!), and I have tons of it.

So hop over to 613 Avenue Create to see who won the last challenge of 2018 and to enter our first challenge in 2019.

Card stock:  Canson water color paper
Water colors:  Crayola
Die:  Hero Arts Paper Layering Daisy; unknown love die

Challenges:
Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog - Something New
Crafting with an Attitude #47 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart #234- Anything Goes

         

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #340 - Give Thanks

Give Thanks is the new challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.

Challenge #340-Give Thanks
Make a project about Thank You, or thanks related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

This Weeks Sponsor is-

And the prize is-

$10 Gift Code

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Here's my card:

To make this card, I first used my Cricut Expression to cut the three leaves from white. card stock.  Then I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto the leaves and sprayed them with water.  I embossed the green layering mat before gluing the leaves to it.  I stamped my sentiment, cut it out, and finally added some sequins.

Card Stock:  Recollections 60 and 110 lb
Distress Inks:  Spiced Marmalade, Gathered Twigs, Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple, Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber
Cricut Cartridge:  Close to My Heart Artiste
Stamps:  Close to My Heart Always Grateful (retired)
My Stash:  Sequins, Embossing Folder

Please stop by the blog to see the DT's inspiration.  And we really want to see your project.


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613 Avenue Create#215-Anything Goes-Option Christmas/Winter

At 613 Avenue Create this month our Anything Goes Challenge has the optional twist of Christmas/Winter.  I made a winter card:

I used snow flakes from various stamp sets from Close to My Heart and Stampin' Up. I used Versamark Ink to stamp the snow flakes and sentiment on white card stock.  After sprinkling on white embossing powder, I heat embossed the image.  Then I blended two shades of Distress Oxide Inks onto the panel, before attaching it to a blue card base.  I embossed the sentiment on blue card stock and glued it down.

Our DT has some fabulous designs for your inspiration.  Click over to see them all and to see who won our last challenge.

We hope to see your fabulous entries in our challenge.  Have fun crafting!

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #338-Anniversary

Good day, crafty friends!  This time our challenge at FCCB is to create an anniverary project.  I have made a card for my sister and brother-in-law who are celebrating their anniversary this month.  As usual, I have made a clean and simple card:

I used Everyday Pop Up Cards for the rings and Artbooking for the frame around the rights.  The background paper is from my stash - a friend actually gifted me with that beautiful sparkly paper.  The sentiment is from an old Inkadinkado set which I have had for years and years.  I added clear Wink of Stella to the rings so they sparkle like the background paper.  I am quite pleased with the result.  Hopefully, my sister and her husband will like it.  It's in the mail but they don't look at my blog so it's ok that I posted it now.

Challenge #338-Anniversary
Make a project using anything Anniversary related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

This Weeks Sponsor is-

And the prize is-

$10 Gift Code

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

We hope to see your project in the challenge.  And don't forget to see who won the previous challenge - maybe it was you!

Thanks for visiting!