Candle light across the night on Sundays!

 

I decided to join the Sundays Song & Rhymes challenge again this week at Outlawz Challenges this weeks beautiful poem inspired this card. I was inspired by this verse:

And lamp-oil light across the night
Has caught the streaks of winter rain
In many a stained-glass window sheen

For my card I am using this beautiful image from The Outlawz Challenges Twisted Thursdays January 2022 sponsor which is coming up very soon, the sponsor is Christine Karron. The image is called Christmas Candle and you can find it for free at

https://chkarron.com/christmas-candle

I embossed the card added some sparkly ribbon cut out a window in the main card to be able to sit a tea light battery operated candle inside to give it that extra glowing charm. I challenge you to join the Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge this week! I hope to see you there! 

The Winner was Announced on January 10th. I entered this card in the challenges at

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/

Snowflakes or Water Droplets -Twisted Thursdays!

Hello again! It is time for the Twisted Thursdays challenge at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com 

Twisted Thursdays are always

ANYTHING GOES!

But…

We offer a fun optional twist.

This weeks twist is to use Water droplets or Snowflakes on your card. 

The sponsor for December challenges is Scribbles Designs. 

http://buyscribblesdesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Free

For my card I am  Using: #F 171 2019 Holiday (Free) 

Come join us this week on Twisted Thursdays at 

Outlawz Challenges! 

The Winner was Announced on January 11th, 2022. I entered this card in the challenges at 

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Color Challenges are Inspirational

Hello friends and followers! I have a some great news for you today! I have joined the Tuesdays Color Challenge Team at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com 

I am sharing my first card for the challenges which start today! This weeks challenge is inspired by a beautiful picture only found in this weeks challenge. Come join us for some paper crafting fun, and get a chance in to win a prize from this weeks sponsor, Beccy’s Place. For my card I am using this bear from the set called Precious Baby. 

 

 Beccy's Place

Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/BeccysPlaceImages

shop: https://beccysplace.com/

The inspirational image gave me this idea to create a book, and with a little searching I found a great tutorial for an Open Easel Book card. You can find out how to make yours by clicking the link below. 

Open Book Easel Card

Here you can see the card from each side:

Be sure to see more beautiful creations from the team by joining us at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com or click the image below to take you there now. 

The Winner was Announced. I entered this card in the challenge at http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/

The Winner was Announced. And the challenge at 

https://beccyschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-challenge.html

The winner was announced. Entered the challenge at https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/

Day 3 Crash Your Stash with Outlawz Challenges!

 

Hello again!

 I know I have been busy, eh? I need to get my holiday card stash stacked up and filled out to send to my friends and family before I run out of time. 

This adorable card was inspired by the Crash Your Stash Challenge, it was the last challenge of the week that I had not entered at 

www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com 

Some of the challenges I entered had their next challenges begin soon after I entered the last challenge, so that delayed my Crashing of my Stash. Honestly, that is what I love about Outlawz, you don’t have to hop form website to website searching for challenges. We have one for every day of the week and special challenges too like Crash Your Stash.  You have to sign in and be a member so it is private, you get your own page to add your creations into your own little library on your page. I have been there since 2011, and I have not found another site like it, that is why it has lasted so long it is a great site for you to get inspired and creative and enter paper craft challenges.

https://www.disdigistamps.com/

This weeks product to resurrect from the bins of your craft supplies is the handy product called Flocking. I had no idea it was even called that until this challenge. I bought some Sparkly Fluff and a set of Flocking colors years ago, so I had this challenge covered. I ended up using my Sparkly Fluff Flocking on the pom pom of his hat and along the top of the tree branch to look like snow. 

https://www.kitandclowder.com/

The image was decided on for this card because the new Kit and Clowder Advent Calendar events have started and this little cute image from Di’s Digital Stamps was offered as one of the fabulous freebies! Woot! I had my challenge, found my image, and off to the desk to color with my Copic markers. It was a bit challenging coloring the mice, I definitely feel I need to start back on my animal coloring classes at Kit and Clowder. Her skills of teaching you to color, work like a magical fairy godmother has cast a spell on you and given you the gift. You finish your page thinking, “I did that? It looks amazing!” 😂 Until you go off on your own and the spell has worn off. 

I challenge you to use up your flocking this week and enter the Crash Your Stash challenge at Outlawz Challenges! I do hope to see you there! 

IThe Winner was Announced. also entered this card in the challenges at

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/

Wednesdays Sketch Challenge at Outlawz Challenges

 

Hey friends and followers I am here to showcase another card design I made using the fabulous sketch from Wednesdays Sketch Challenge at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com I am the first entry. Woot! You still have time to enter for a chance to win a prize from this weeks sponsor, I challenge you to participate in this weeks Wednesdays Sketch challenge, hope to see you there! 

I am using these beautiful papers from Fun Stampers Journey. I added some Liquid pearls around my scalloped frame and some little dots around the yellow frame. 

Interested in being a Guest Designer on Twisted Thursdays? We have openings! Just email me Angela at OutlawzThursdays@gmail.com with Guest Designer in the subject. We would love to have you join us! 

The Winner was Announced. I  entered this card in the following challenges

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

A Freebie Challenge at Outlawz Challenges! Say what?

 

Yes indeed you read that right. At www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com there is a challenge every day of the week and also a FREEBIE/PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE! This weeks image is this adorable Angel from MMedell Illustrations. Isn’t she so cute! The sentiment is from TLC Creations. 

For my card I colored her using Copic markers, added my own little clouds in the sky and colored around them with the Copics. I also scissor cut my own little clouds to stick up off the page. Added a touch of glitter to her wings and the sentiment, added some Glossy Accents to the trumpet and her halo. Dotted it up with some Liquid pearls to give it that winter feeling. 

The Winner was Announced. I also entered this card in the challenges at 

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/

It’s looking a lot like Christmas On Mondays Greetings

Monday’s Greetings Challenge at www.OutlawzChallenges.ning.com started this week and their theme is Christmas! For my card I am using this Steampunk tree from Digistamps For Joy. I added on some candy canes, topped all of the gears with glossy accents, and used sticklers on the triangle ornaments as well as dotted Liquid pearls around the tree. The soldier and the candy canes were cut out on the Cricut machine. The stockings were cut out of some design paper. and I added these cute little bows to the top of the presents. The tree was colored with Copic markers. 

The Winner was Announced. I also entered this card in the challenges at 

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/crafty-catz-576-anything-goes-with.html

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

Sundays are Song’s & Rhymes Challenges at Outlawz!

 

Sundays Songs & Rhymes Challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com are fun and very challenging. Need that extra kick in the pants to make some cards but don’t have a clue what direction to go? Join one of the many challenges at Outlawz Challenges. Not only are the Design Teams full of very creative digital and paper crafters, but the members, the creativity they share is unbelievably inspiring. Okay, my card , eh… I read “corn in the husk” in this weeks theme for Sundays Challenges and my thoughts went to this stamp I had in my stash, from there it was just using up scraps from my scrap box and slapping it together. I think by adding a great corn bread recipe inside it would make it worth receiving. :) I challenge you to challenge yourself and join in the fun on Sundays Songs & Rhymes at Outlawz. Hope to see you there!

The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge  poem to inspire you

  Summer's flurry
      Of green is over,
      Apples are ripe,
      Mown is clover.
Colors, ablaze
      On mountains, burn,
      Smolder, and flame
      As the seasons turn.
Harvest moon
      Comes up at dusk,
      Gold as a pumpkin
      Or corn in the husk...
~Harry Behn (1898–1973), "Autumn," The Golden Hive, 1966

I entered this card in the challenges at

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-221.html

Winner will be announced January 7th.

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

I 

Winter on Saturdays Paper Ala Mode Challenges

 

 

 

I am sad to report that quite a few ladies are stepping down over on Paper Ala Mode Saturdays at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com This will be their last challenge. Please join me and wishing them well and show our appreciation for their beautiful inspirational creations through the years. We have been blessed to have such a talented group of ladies.  I adore the inspiration from their team this week. The cards are absolutely beautiful!  I thought I would join in the fun for the winter theme. Someone mentioned 3D cards and it sparked my noggin' and I remembered I had these snow globe card sets in a box somewhere. I bought them at this cute little Paper Crafts shop in Branson, Missouri in like 2012!  I apparently had some amazing adhesive because I could not reopen it and get any sort of fake snow in the globe without tearing the paper. So, It is a snow-less snow globe. I figured I should use this one since it was already together. I added some embossed card stock to the front and some die cut snowflakes that I cut in half to frame the globe. On the inside I added another strip of embossing snowflakes and the sentiment reads Seasons Greetings. 

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

Winner Announced. I also entered this card in the challenge at 

https://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com/

 

Wednesdays Sketch at Outlawz Challenges

 

This weeks sketch at Outlawz Challenges on Wednesdays Sketch Challenge is a pretty one! If you think you like it, you should see the beautiful inspiration cards from the DT. Wow! Stunning! Be sure to join the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

For my card I am using this festive candy cane from Twisted Thursdays December sponsor, Scribbles Designs. Isn’t it pretty!

http://buyscribblesdesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Free

 I used RV02 & RV04 Copic Markers to color the candy cane and C01 for the skinny stripes and then added an extra line of red glitter to give it some more pop!  The entire candy was colored with Copic Markers and for each corresponding color I added sparkly glitter. The berries I added Glossy accents. I wanted to use an assortment of papers, making it busy, but festive. 

Want to see more fabulous designs using images from this months Twisted Thursdays sponsor please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com and head over to Twisted Thursdays. We look forward to seeing you there! 

I also entered this card in the challenges at 

https://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.com/

 

Winner Announced on 2nd Monday of the month.

Festive Fridays at Outlawz Challenges

 Hello again, I decided to join the fun at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com for Festive Fridays. Beautiful holiday cards this week and even more stunning are the cards being shared by the members using these great challenges! 

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

The Winner was Announced. I also entered this card in the challenge at

http://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/pip-challenge-2149.html

Tuesday Color Challenge at Outlawz Challenges

 

Hello again, I decided to join the fun at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com On Tuesdays for the color challenge. Beautiful color choices this week and even more stunning are the cards being shared by the members using these beautiful color combos! 

For my card I am using an image by Lily of the Valley. My take on the colors are gold, mint green and a pink. 

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

I also entered this card in the challenge at

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/

The Winner was Announced on January 10th , 2022

Outlawz Greetings Challenge is going Blue!

 Hey friends and followers! I entered this card in the Monday Greetings Challenge over at www.OutlawzChallenges.ning.com Their theme is Blue! You should get over there and check out the beautiful card entries! 

For my card, I used this piece of scrap paper I cut a gazillion arrows out on with my cricut when I first bought it. I only needed one arrow. The snow pile is made from dish soap, and acrylic paint. I used a straw and made bubble and placed the bubbles on the paper. When it dried it looks like this. I have no idea where I found these little critters I had them in my stash of printed digis. 

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there! 

The Winner was Announced. I also entered this card in these challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

Scribbles Designs Sponsors Twisted Thursdays

 

Last month we had some wonderful card creations to inspire your creativity at Outlawz Challenges on Twisted Thursday during our Sponsor Appreciation Month. Each of our designers divided up the sponsors of 2021 and we went to town tearing up paper and coloring up images for a challenge every week. This month we only have two challenges for you and to kick off December our fun optional twist is to make your sentiment the main focus of the card. I am using this free adorable penguin image by Scribbles Designs. 

http://buyscribblesdesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Free

Scribbles Designs has so graciously agreed to sponsor our challenge at last minute when our original lined up sponsor I guess we call that “ghosted”  me.. lol! Kidding! Not sure what happened to them, but we are ever so grateful and thankful for our loyal sponsors that come to our rescue when we are in dire need. Thank you Scribbles Designs for sponsoring us for the month of December! 

For my card, I dug up this old snowflake design paper, scissor cut some snow for the ground, punched out some snowflakes, added this snow shovel sticker that is holographic looking (hard to tell in photo), dotted my snowflakes with glitter, colored up this adorable penguin with copic markers, and topped it off with one of my favorite crafty supplies, my Glossy Accents. I love that stuff! I put it on his eyes, the beak, around the heart and on his flippers. They are flippers aren’t they? Flippers, feet, whatever. :) I tacked it down to some red card stock, and then tacked the entire piece onto my 5 x 6 1/2 “ card. 

Want to see more fabulous designs using images from this months sponsor please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com and head over to Twisted Thursdays. We look forward to seeing you there! 

The Winner was Announced. I also entered this card in the Scribbles Designs Challenges at

https://scribblesdesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-105-warm-winter-clothing.html

FINAL Days for SPONSOR APPRECIATION MONTH CHALLENGES!

   

It is the final week of SPONSOR APPRECIATION MONTH at www.OutlawzChallenges.ning.com 

On Twisted Thursdays! For my final card entry I am using the Optional twist of CHRISTMAS showcasing this card using this adorablle image by LEE HOLLAND be sure to stop by the challenges to check out the rest of the Design Team entries, we will be choosing three lucky winners this month to receive a prize from of our three prize sponsors this month! SO be sure to come join in the final days of Sponsor Appreciation Month it ends by Wednesday at 9PM EST! 

Want to see more fabulous card designs  please come check out the challenges at www.outlawzchallenges.ning.com a We look forward to seeing you there!