Sand Dollar Card

On a piece of decorative paper and vintage dictionary page, stamp the sand dollar image (Tim Holtz) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out the sand dollar from the dictionary page and adhere to the decorative paper over the image using the Paper Piecing Technique.  Tear the die cut celebrate tag and adhere to the decorative paper.  Adhere the decorative paper to an additional vintage dictionary page and then adhere to a card base.

This card was entered into the challenge at  Addicted to Stamps  #151 - Beaches.

This card was entered into the Always Fun Challenge #12 - Fun at the Beach (collecting seashells).

This card was also entered into the City Crafters' Challenge #368 - Let's Go Outside (and collect seashells).

ICAD #24

Cut gray paper to fit on an index card and adhere to card.  Apply several designs of washi tape.  Stamp motorcycle (Tim Holtz) several times with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Stamp sentiment with Archival Ink.

This ICAD was entered into Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #12 - Anything Goes.

This ICAD was entered into Use Your Stuff Challenge #269 - Road Trip

This ICAD was also entered into the June challenge at Whimsie Doodle - Masculine.  

ICAD #23

Adhere green decorative paper to an index card.  Tear a bingo card and adhere it to the card.  Stamp the jester issue (Stamping Ground) with Archival Ink Jet Black on ledger paper.  Cut out the image and adhere to the card.  Adhere a strip of numbers from the ledger paper to the card.

This index card was entered in the Crafting with Friends Challenge

This index card was entered in the challenge at Simon Says Stamps - Use Pattern Paper.


This index card was entered in the Try It Tuesday Challenge - Letter or Numbers or Both.

ICAD #18

Stamp all the images (Tim Holtz) on to an index card with Archival Ink in Jet Black using the Collage Stamping Technique.  Color the images with watercolor crayons, activate with water and let dry.  Color the background lightly with Stabilo Marks All Pencil and activate with water.  Let dry.  Accent with decorative tape.

This ICAD was entered into the 3 Muses Challenge - A Touch of Red.

This ICAD was entered into the Country View June Challenge - Hearts.

This ICAD was entered into the Challenge at Creative Fingers #132 - Anything Goes.

This ICAD was also entered into the Crafty Creations Challenge #343 - Anything Goes.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #168

Stamp the face (Jane Davenport) on a watercolor tag in Archival Ink Jet Black.  Scribble watercolor crayons randomly over the tag and activate with water.  Let dry.  Stamp star burst image (Judikins) with silver watercolor crayons.  Repeat multiple times.   Stamp the birds and word (Unknown) with Archival Ink Jet Black.

This tag was entered into the Go Tag Thursday Challenge #53 - Anything Goes.

This tag was entered into the Challenge at Creative Ladybirds Creations #27 - Anything Goes.

This tag was also entered into the Perfect Time to Craft #6 - Anything Goes.  

ICAD #16

On an index card, adhere decorative packing tag.  On a page from a vintage dictionary stencil the floral image (Martha Stewart Crafts) with acrylic paint and let dry.  Outline image with Stabilo Marks All Pencil and activate with water.  Let dry.  Tear around image and adhere to the index card.  Stamp word (Stampendous) with Archival Ink Jet Black.

This ICAD was entered into the Challenge at Crafting From the Heart Challenge #163 - Anything Goes.

This ICAD was entered into the Crafty Girls Challenge #37 Anything Goes.

This ICAD was also entered into the Crafting with Friends Challenge #45 Anything Goes.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #166

Adhere decorative paper to a chipboard tag.  Stamp the quote "Ever looked at your ex and wondered 'Was I drunk the entire realtionship?' on the tag with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Stamp female (Tweedy Jill) image with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere the sequin waste on the tag and the rhinestone brads.

This was developed for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge D is For Drunk #86.

This tag was entered into the Go Tag Thursday Challenge #53 Anything Goes.

This tag was also entered into the Fashionable Stamping Challenge #124 Make it Feminine.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #165

On a bristol tag, blend three colors of Oxide Ink using the Distress Blending Technique.  Spray with pearlized water and heat set.  Stamp the herringbone pattern (Lawn Fawn) on the blue section with Broken China Oxide Ink.  Stamp the  floral image (Lawn Fawn) and the star burst (Judikins) in Fired Brick Oxide Ink.  Stamp the boat image (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) and the saying with Archival Ink Jet Black.

This tag was entered into the Ike's World Challenge #90 with this picture as inspiration

This tag was entered in the challenge at Crafting from the Heart #163 Anything Goes.

This tag was also entered into the Go Tag Thursday #53 Anything Goes

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #164

On a white cardstock tag, adhere black and white washi tape and cover the tag.  Tear gold and silver decorative paper to the correct size and adhere to the tag.  On mixed media paper stamp the image (Prima) with Archival Ink Jet Black and color with Inktense pencils.  Activate the inktense with water and let dry.  Tear around the image and highlight the image with Picked Raspberries Distress Ink.  Adhere to the tag.

This tag was entered into the Crafting with Friends Challenge #45.

This tag was entered into the Fashionable Stamping Challenge #124 Make it Feminine.

This tag was also entered in to the Challenge at Create and Inspire #63 Tag You're It. 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #163

On a watercolor tag stamp the phrase and strawberries (Anita) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Using the Watercolor Pigment Dry/Wet Technique, color the tag with Ken Oliver Color Burst and then spray with water.  Let dry and then brush pearlized water over the berries.  Let dry.

This tag was entered into the Go Tag Thursday Challenge #51 Fruit.

This tag was also entered into the Just Us Girls Challenge - #397 Pigment Powders.

ICAD #11

On an index card stamp the circles and butterflies (both are from Fiskars) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Draw over the circles with Distress Markers and with a waterbrush blend the color out using the Distress Bleeding Technique.  Color the edge with Wilted Violet Distress Markers and blend out with a waterbrush.  Dry with a hair dryer.

This index card is part of the Daisy Yellow ICAD Challenge.


This tag was entered into the Poppy Power Challenge June Challenge theme Go Ahead and Bug Me.

This tag was also entered into the Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge Butterflies.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #162

Color a adult coloring book page using four colors (Orange, Light Blue, Yellow and Plum).  Cut out images from the page and adhere to a mixed media paper tag.  Emphasis the cutout with a graphite Stabilo Marks All pencil and blend with water.  Stamp the sentiment (Hero Arts) with Archival Ink Jet Black.

This was the color book page before it was cut up

This tag was submitted to My Favorite Things Color Challenge #71 with the color in the picture below.

This tag was also entered into the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge for June - theme Anything Goes.

ICAD #10

Paint an index card mint green and let it dry.  Stamp the image (Prima Marketing) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  On a piece of text paper stamp out the word with alphabet stamps and Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere enamel dots to the ICAD.

This index card was created for Daisy Yellow Annual ICAD challenge.

ICAD #9

On an idex card stamp the heart (Invoke) with Archival Ink Jet Black and mask off.  Stamp the bird image (Hampton Arts) several times with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color the image and card with watercolor  crayons and blend with water.  Let dry.  Emphasis images with white china marker.  Adhere stickers (Tim Holtz) to the ICAD.

This index card is part of the Daisy Yellow ICAD 2017.

This ICAD was entered into Delicious Doodles - All Creatures Great and Small.

This ICAD was entered into 2 Crafty Critters Crazies Challenge #3.

This ICAD was also entered into the Country View June Challenge - Hearts.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #157

Adhere graph paper to a chipboard tag, then spray with Dylusions Spray in Vibrant Turquoise and Recollections Spray in Blue Shimmer.  Let Dry.  Stamp shells and mermaid (Graphic 45) in Archival Ink Jet Black.  On text paper stamp the sentiment with Archival Ink Jet Black and spray with Dylusions Spray Vibrant Turquoise.  Let dry.  Tear into strips and adhere to the tag.  Embellish with faux pearls.

This tag was entered into the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers theme Beach.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #156

On a bristol tag, paint two colors of acrylic paint and let it dry.  Stencil stars (Dylusions) with orange acrylic paint and let dry.  With Archival Ink Jet Black, stamp the sentiment (Tim Holtz) and several monkeys (Inkadinkado).  Poke holes in the tag with push pins and then stitch cross stitches in orange embroidery floss.


This is the last tag in the One Little Craft Tag Challenge - Weekly Theme Orange.

This tag was entered into 2 Crafty Critters Crazies Challenge #3.

This tag was entered into the Delicious Doodles Challenge theme All Creatures Great and Small

This tag was also entered in to Tag Tuesday Challenge - Animals. 

ICAD #5 and 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge

On an index card, scribble yellow and orange watercolor crayon and activate.  Let dry.  Using Archival Ink Jet Black stamp the bird image (Inkadinkado) and the sentiment (Tim Holtz) on the card.  Using the Watercolor Stamping Technique, color red watercolor on script stamp (Stampington) and activate with water and then stamp.  Let dry.


This ICAD was the fifth in the Daisy Yellow ICAD Challenge.

This ICAD was also entered into the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge for June.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #155, Penny's Challenge and Shopping Our Stash Challenge

Paint bristol paper with yellow acrylic paint and then spread orange acrylic paint with a an old gift card.  Let it dry.  Stamp the sentiment and the trike (Both by Unity) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere two type of Washi tape on the piece and adhere to the top of a chipboard tag.  On an embossing folder, color watercolor crayon and activate with water.  Place a piece of text weight paper  into the folder and run through an embossing machine.  Let dry.  Lightly rub an Archival Ink Jet Black across the embossed piece.  Tear the top of the piece of paper and adhere to the tag.  Rip a piece of yellow flannel and adhere to the tag.  Adhere the ball trim to the tag.

This tag was entered in the Challenge at Shopping Our Stash Challenge where the theme was So Sweet.  Soda pop caps represent the sweetness.

This tag was also entered in Penny's Challenge #331 where the theme is Anything Goes.

This tag was also shared on Split Coast Stampers -Swipe your Card technique.

This tag was the sixth in the One Little Craft Tag theme of Orange.  

ICAD #4

On an index card, color three colors of watercolor crayons and blend with water.  Let dry.  Stamp text stamp repeated with Archival Ink Shadow Grey.  Stamp the Floral image and the setiment (Both from Unity) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere bits of doily to the card.  Mask the the rest of the card leaving the doily revealed and spray with pearlized water.  Let dry.  Adhere flower cut outs.

This is part of the summer challenge at Daisy Yellow.

This ICAD was entered into the Artistic Inspirations Challenge #180 theme Anything Goes Floral 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #154 and Double D Challenge

On a chipboard tag, adhere strips of paper into a herringbone pattern using the Herringbone Paper Piecing Technique.  Stamp the word (River City Rubber Works.  and flowers (Hero Arts) on a piece of decorative paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out with decorative scissors.  Adhere to the tag.

This tag was entered into the Double D Challenge Flowers Galore.

This tag was entered into the Artistic Inspiration Challenge #180 theme Anything Goes Floral

This is the 5th tag in the Orange Theme at One Little Craft Tag Challenge.