PDE Linky Party ~ Anything Goes

Hello friends! Happy Friday! I just returned from a 5-day trip to Nashville to visit my brother and his wife. I went with my parents and my 90-year-old grandma! She traveled like a rock star! Four hour plane ride -- no problem for Grams! We had such an awesome trip and lots of quality family time.

Today begins another PDE Linky Party! This is actually my first post as a new DT member so I'm super excited! We would love to have you join us and share any kind of crafty project you like. To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

I decided to go with a Christmas card, even though it's not even Thanksgiving yet. Annoying, I know! But I got excited about sharing my first hand-colored background. Yes, I've been sucked in to the new trend of adult coloring books. I started doing it before I even realized it was a trend but now the popularity of it is great because there are so many more products available. This particular background came from an Anna Griffin coloring book (see details below) but I love working with all different kinds. Anyway, I hope you like my first published attempt!....

SIZE:  A6
CRICUT:  Expression 2
CARTRIDGE:  "Artistry"
PAPER:  CTMH; Anna Griffin "Decorative Designs Two" coloring book
COLORING:  Zig Clean Color watercolor brush markers; Wink Of Stella glitter pen silver
STAMP SETS:  CTMH "Scandinavian Wishes" & "Framed"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Pear"
EMBOSSING:  VersaMark watermark stamp pad; CTMH embossing powder silver; Marvy Uchida heat tool
OTHER: The Twinery twine; Fiskars corner rounder; Smooch Pearlized Top Coat; 3M foam tape


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  November Linky Challenge; anything goes; entry #3
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; Christmas
The Sisterhood of Crafters -  "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #210; anything goes


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Thank you so much for visiting me! Have an awesome day!

FCCB Challenge #264 ~ Anything Goes

Hello friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Well....yet another Monday is upon us. Can you believe it's November?! I'm in total denial that Christmas is only 6 weeks away. Anywhoo, today begins a new Challenge Me Monday! I am actually sponsoring this one, so check out the awesome prize below! To join us, click HERE or the box directly below. I look forward to seeing what you create!

Challenge #264 ~ Anything Goes

This Week's Sponsor: 
  
 Diana Martin of  Leelee Card Designs
(that's me!!) 

The prize for this challenge is the CTMH August stamp of the month set called "Framed".  It's a $17.95 value, D-size & coordinates with the new Artistry cartridge!

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To be honest, I wasn't feeling inspired at all before I made this card. What's my little trick when feeling uninspired? Bust out my Imagine machine! It's not my favorite card by far but it came together quickly. I love how everything is already coordinated & I only had to pick from a handful of patterns & colors. Easy peasy!

SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Imagine

CARTRIDGE:  "Enjoy The Seasons"

PAPER:  Core'dinations

INK:  Stampin' Up! "Tip Top Taupe"

OTHER:  3M foam tape

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Challenges: 

Pause Dream Enjoy -  Linky Party; anything goes
DL.ART -  November Linky Challenge; anything goes; entry #2

Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #208; anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Crafting Musketeers -  Challenge #31; anything but square  

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Thank you for visiting me & have a fantabulous day!!

Tardy for the Party

Hello my crafty friends! I hope you had a great weekend and an awesome Halloween! I know the festivities are over but I didn't have the heart to tell these little arachnids that they were too late. So I'm sneaking in one more Halloween card so they don't get mad, rally their spider homies and stage a coup whilst we sleep....

SIZE:  A7
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Mini Monsters"
PAPER:  Doodlebug cardstock
STAMP SET:  Paper Smooches "Halloweenies"
EMBOSSING:  Versamark watermark stamp pad; Ranger embossing powder white; Marvy Uchida heat tool
INK:  My Pink Stamper pigment ink "Snowflake White"; Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
PUNCH:  Martha Stewart edge punch "Drippy Goo"
OTHER:  Doodlebug Mini Doodle-Pops; Stickles "Platinum" & "Black Diamond"; Ranger Enamel Accents white; Fiskars paper edgers; Creatology googly eyes; 3M foam tape


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Challenges:

Pause Dream Enjoy -  Linky Party; anything goes; entry #2
DL.ART -  November Linky Challenge; anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; anything goes; entry #2
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #207; anything goes; entry #2


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Thank you so much for visiting me and have a wonderful day!