Catching the Big One

My husband loves to fish, so I decided to make up this fun card using paper and stamps from Dare 2B Artzy:

The paper I used is from the Modern Bliss Collection, and the stamp is Gone Fishin'.  Super fun set; I had so much fun coloring him up with the following Copic markers:

Hat:  E41, E43, E53, E55
Fish:  G41, G43, YG03, YG17
Boot:  E21, E23, E25
Shirt: BG72, BG75. BG78
Overalls:  B93, B95, B97
Skin:  E000, E00, E11
Shoes:  W2, W3, BG72, BG75
Pole:  E35, E37
Sunglasses: C1, C3, C5, C7

So, before you leave, be sure to "like" the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook Page!  Also, JOIN our Dare 2B Artzy Fall Challenge!  I dare you to be ARTZY!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Funky Christmas

I am SO excited to be back on the Christmas Card Challenges design team.  This team makes Christmas cards all year long....this way, we don't have to scramble last minute to get our cards done!

My official term doesn't start until next week, but I had a card ready and decided to go ahead and post it for the Anything Goes Challenge!

I colored up this new-to-me Saturated Canary image with the following Copic markers:

Hair:  E31, E33, E35
Eyes:  YG17
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E4, E93
Dress, socks, shoes, ribbons:  YG61, YG63, YG67, BG72, BG75, R35, R37, G05, G07, G29

The paper is from Basic Grey Aspen Frost.  I really LoVe her funky outfit and big feet!  CuTe!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Thanksgiving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!  Feeling thankful for my family and friends today and for some crafty fun time.  Here's what I made for Dare 2B Artzy style:

I used the Dare 2B Artzy Happiness Blooms Set and colored with Copics:
B34, BV11, Y32.  To finish it off, I added some Nuvo drops.  Easy and fun!

Before you leave, be sure to "like" the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook Page!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Gnome Ellie for Christmas

I recently got a new-to-me Paper Nest Dolls image called Gnome Ellie.  I couldn't wait to color her up.  I'm in a Christmas card making mood, so I holiday'd her up:

She's cute, huh?  I colored her with the following Copics:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R20
Dots:  Y26, Y28
Rest of clothes:  R35, R37, C1, C5, C7
Hair:  Y21, E33, E35
Flowers:  R56, R59, R35, R37, G40, G43

I'm entering this card as my second entry into the Paper Nest Dolls Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

A Tiddly Thanks

Tiddly Inks has a new "Thanks Challenge" this week.  With Thanksgiving right around the corner, that's perfect.  Here's what I created with Fairy Fae:

I just love her!  I colored her with the following Copic markers:

Skin:  E00, E11, E13, BV00
Hair:  E23, E25
Flowers, clothes and wings:  R81, R83, R85, YG00, YG03, YG06, V20, V22, V25

The paper is from Heartfelt Creations, Sugar Hollow.  The "thanks" die is from Dare 2B Artzy.  I layered it up three times and covered it with clear Nuvo drops.  I also added some accent Nuvo drops around the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Troll Girl

Paper Nest Dolls has a new anything goes challenge up on their blog.  It seemed like a fun day to color up Paper Nest Dolls, Troll Ellie.

I had fun playing with some Nuvo drops....and even added some to the spots on her dress.  Love the popping up of her polka-dots.

The Copics I used:

Hair:  E21, E23, E25
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E93, BV20
Clothes:  B93, B95, B97, BG72, BG75
Sky and Grass:  BG000, BG01, YG03, YG07
Flower and Bows:  Y00, Y02, G40, G43

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you have a glorious day.

Craftily yours,

Karen

Artzy Gift Card Holder

Gift cards and cash are a regular gift in my house - my boys like that best!  So, I have to craft them up some gift card holders.  Here's one Dare 2B Artzy style:

I cut a piece of cardstock at 5.5" x 11".  I scored it at 4.25" and again at 8.5".  I taped down the edges inside.  Here's what it looks like:

I literally only had $1 in my purse when I went to take the picture, but I'll add a wee bit more for Christmas morning.  I used the Dare 2B Artzy Holly Days Collection Paper Pack. I love the collection of patterns!  The background paper is so fun.  No need to add a sentiment (unless you want to!).  The adorable penguin and tree are from the Dare 2B Artzy Penguin Fun stamps.

So, before you leave, be sure to "like" the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook Page!  Also, JOIN our Dare 2B Artzy Fall Challenge!  I dare you to be ARTZY!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

KaPOW!

KaPOW!  That's Tiddly Inks current challenge.  How FuN!  One of my friends is having a birthday in about a week, and I thought this would be the perfect card to give her!

Made with a new-to-me image, Avenger - Masked Hero and some Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers paper.  Here it is:

I colored her with the following Copics:

Clothes:  R81, R83, R85, B93, B95, B97
Wand:  E31, Y26, Y28
Hair:  E50, E33, E35
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, BV20

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Dare 2B Artzy Thankful Challenge

It's CHALLENGE day over at Dare 2B Artzy - this month's challenge is all about being thankful!

Here's what I did:

I used the Hearts & Swirls set and did some paper piecing with the Dare 2B Artzy Modern Bliss Papers.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you decide to join our challenge.  I Dare YOU!  :)

Craftily yours,

Karen

Christmas Artzy Penguins

My favorite time of year is coming.  Time to craft with my favorite animal for one of my favorite craft shop - Dare 2B Artzy!

I used the Dare 2B Artzy Holly Days Collection Paper Pack. I love the collection of patterns!  The background paper is so fun.  No need to add a sentiment (unless you want to!).  The adorable penguin and tree are from the Dare 2B Artzy Penguin Fun stamps.

Here's a close-up where you can see that I added some Frosted Lace Stickles to make that hat's fur a little more fluffy!

So, before you leave, be sure to "like" the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook Page!  Also, JOIN our Dare 2B Artzy Fall Challenge!  I dare you to be ARTZY!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Birthday Rose

I never have enough birthday cards, so I decided to take a break from Christmas card making to make this fun birthday card!

I'd never done a red-head before.  I think she turned out pretty cute.  :)  The stamp is from Paper Nest dolls, and the paper is Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose.  I forgot to write down the Copics I used.  (Sorry!)  I'm entering this card into the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #10.  Thank you for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Gerda Steiner Designs - Guest Designer

I'm so stoked today to be a guest designer at Gerda Steiner Designs!  Hope you stop by their shop to check out their CuTe stamps??!  They have digital and clear stamps available!  I used the Puppy Kisses for Christmas stamp to create a couple cards.

For this first card, I used the stamp  paired with Kaisercraft Home for Christmas paper.  I embellished the card with some lace, a doily and some pearls.

For this next card, I used a scrap of Dare 2B Artzy paper along with some white paper that I ran through an embossing folder.  I embellished it with a sentiment from Tim Holtz dies, some sequins and silver twine.  I colored in the fur with diamond Stickles.

Copics used for both cards:
Santa Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R20
Santa Suit:  R35, R37, R59, Y26, Y28

Top card:
Santa Shoes/Belt: E35, E37, E39
Pup:  W0, W2, W3
Santa Beard:  C1, C3

Bottom Card:
Santa Shoes/Belt: C1, C3, C5
Pup:  E21, E23, E25
Santa Beard:  W0, W2

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Joyeux Noel

Only 2 months and 9 days until Christmas!  Whoop!  I found a new-to-me stamp company, Gerda Steiner Designs and am entering their linking for "Share Your Design" Challenge.

I used Gerda Steiner Design's All Tangled Up along with some Heartfelt Creations Celebrate the Season paper.  Love that sweet kitty with his mess of lights!  I colored him up with the following Copic Markers

C1, C3, C4, C7, E31, E33, V15, V17, W2, B93, B95, BG49, BG49

Fun image to color with all kinds of cute details.  I love his little brown paws!  :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Dare 2B Artzy Thank you

It's my day to post over at Dare 2B Artzy!  Whoop.

I made this card for a co-worker who helped me out of a jam.

I used the beautiful Dare 2B Artzy Modern Bliss paper along with the Tangle Jumpstart Stamps.  I love these stamps.  They can be used either as they come, or you can use a thin marker to add some fun detail, like the line and dots I added on the petals.  I also used the Dare 2B Artzy Thanks Die for the sentiment.  I cut it three times and glued it together to add some dimension.

The Copics I used were Y21, Y23, BG72, BG73, YG03, YG06.  After I colored the YGs, I added some colorless blender by spraying it on a washcloth.  Here's a close-up:

So, before you leave, be sure to "like" the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook Page!  Also, JOIN our Dare 2B Artzy Fall Challenge!  I dare you to be ARTZY!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Christmas Peace, Love & Joy

Today, I'm playing with a La-La Land Crafts stamp - Christmas Lantern Marci and some Kaisercraft Home for Christmas Paper.  Here's what I made:

The Copic colors I used to color up this adorable image are:

Hair:  E21, E23, E25
Dress and Bow:  G40, G43, G46
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E93, E4
Coat and Hat:  E53, E55, E57
Shoes:  E31, E33, E35
Lantern:  R56, R59, Y23, Y26

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Christmas Owl

Chrismas is a little less than three months away!  Got to get to gettin' at those holiday projects!  That's what I decided to do for Dare 2B Artzy this week:

I used the all new Dare 2B Artzy Holly Days Collection Paper Pack. I love the collection of patterns!  I stamped the owl from Dare 2B Artzy You're a Hoot Stamps in Dare 2B Artzy Chocolate Chip Ink.  Worked great coloring it in with the following Copic Markers:

YG17, G29, R37, E55, E57, E31, E33

And I used the owl/star die to cut it out with that teeny little border.  Here's a close-up:

So, before you leave, be sure to "like" the Dare 2B Artzy Facebook Page!  Also, JOIN our Dare 2B Artzy Birthday Challenge!  I dare you to be ARTZY!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Joy to the World

Tiddly Inks has a new challenge - ANYTHING Goes.  Hey, I can do that!  And since I love the coloring, I thought I'd try my hand at an all colored card.

The image is Wryn Goes Caroling.  After coloring the background, I fussy cut her out and glued her on.  The sentiment is also from the same set.  I colored her with Copic markers, but unfortunately, I put them away before writing them all down.  The stars are done with my Molotow Acrylic Paint Pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Dare 2B Artzy Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to Dare 2B Artzy's Christmas Blog Hop!!

With Christmas a few months away (3 months to be exact on Sunday!!), our Designers thought it would be fun to have a blog hop sharing some inspiration with our new Christmas stamps! 

Creating Christmas cards is so much fun and we have a bunch of fun Holiday stamps for you to choose from!!

You should have arrived here from Tonya's blog. If you haven't and would like to hop along with us, please go back to the Dare 2B Artzy Blog to start at the beginning!  Be sure to follow each blog and leave comments along the way for your chance at winning!  We will randomly choose a winner from one of the blogs, so the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!!

The winner will receive a stamp set and ink pad!!

The blog hop will end Sunday evening at 7:00pm Central. 

We will then post a winner!!

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I used the Dare 2B Artzy Penguin Fun Set and a teeny piece of Dare 2B Artzy Winter Plaid Paper along with a $1 wood ornament from Michael's to create a Christmas tree ornament.

First, I painted the whole ornament with Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Festive Berries.  I then used on of Tim's Stencils to add the smattering of Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Picket Fence.  I cut a small piece of the D2BA paper and glued it on along with one of those adorable penguins, the chunk of ice and the sentiment.  I finished it off by adding some seam binding ribbon to the top and some white lace to the edge.

I wish I had my tree up, so I could get a picture of it on my tree.  Yes, indeed, I would have my tree up 12 months a year if my family would let me!  LoVe Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!  Back to Dare 2B Artzy with you to see all the lovely Christmas goodness in their shop!

Check out all D2BA's products here!

Happy Hopping!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Growing in Unity - Winners

I want to THANK everyone for their beautiful sweet comments last week on my Unity creations.  Y'all are amazing!

The two winners are:

Tanya KSeptember 16, 2016 at 2:00 PM

I love your card. Beautiful colors.

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Angela BodeSeptember 13, 2016 at 1:53 PM

Funny inside!! Gorgeous outside! Love the layers on that fancy cake along with the pretty paper layers!

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Please email me at karey2005 @ sbcglobal . net (take out the spaces) with your mailing address, so I can send Unity the information and you can get your fabulous prize of 25 random stamps!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Christmas Wish

I decided to do a second entry to the Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes Challenge this month.  I LoVe these dolls and love to color them!  This time, I colored up Elf Ellie with Gifts.

The paper is from the Kaiser Craft Home for Christmas paper pad.  I colored her with the following Copic markers:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R21, BV20
Clothes and Gifts:  Y23, Y28, G40, G43, W0, W3, C1, C3
Hair:  E21, E23, E25
Ground:  C1, C3

Thank you very much for stopping by today.

Craftily yours,

Karen