New World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Feb 1st

Hello crafty friends! 

Are you ready for a new World Wide Open Design Team Challenge?

I sure hope so because it starts today! 

Here is the card I made for the challenge. 

I am using IMG790 from the My Bestie Shop.

She is colored with Copic markers. You can find the color combos I used below. 

I cut the flowers out with my Cricut Explore 

and sprayed them with ink spray to get the pink color I wanted. 

The purple sequin button is from Flaire By Me. She has lots of pretty laces and embellishments! 

Here's the rules to the World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 

just in case you are thinking about entering. 

Copic combos

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

Pinks: RV00, R81, R83, R85

Purples: V000, V06, V15, V17

Thanks for stopping in to take a look at my project. 

Stop by and check out the rest of the DT projects HERE. 

Have a great day! 

Challenges Entered

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/

http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.ca/

http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com.au/

New Meet at the Scrappers Corner Challenge Feb 2016

Hello! I'm back with another new Meet at the Scrappers Corner Challenge.
I made a few projects for the new challenge.
This month I decided to do something a little different with the image I colored.
I altered a notebook using My Bestie img845.

I embellished with lots of feathers, cheesecloth, ribbon, and flowers.

 Including the daisies that I made with my Cricut Explore. 

For the next 2 projects I made, I used Oct Deco 17. It's a pre colored printable. I used it to make Valentine's cards for the children's hospital =) 

You can find both of the images I used in the My Bestie Shop. 

I hope you will stop by and check out our challenge.

Have a fantastic day!! 

Sweet Escape Valentine's

Hello, my sweet crafty friends! I have 2 Valentine's cards to share with you today.

I have used a freebie that Sweet Escape Digis provided for Kit and Clowder. 

You can find the digi HERE for a few more days. 

For this first card, I colored the image with Copic markers. 

I have been working on the Kit and Clowder Skin and Hair class. 

This class is AMAZING! So much information. If you are wanting to take your coloring to the next step I highly recommend taking the Kit and Clowder classes. 

They have several classes to choose from. 

Copic markers used

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Eyes: B21, B24, B26

Dress: RV00, RV81, RV83, RV85

Heart: BG00, BG10, BG11

I decided to give my Spectrum Noir markers a try. It's been a long time since I have used them. 

Spectrum Noir markers used

Skin: FS2, TN4, FS9, FS4, FS3, FS8

Hair: TN3, EB3, EB8

Eyes: BT1, BT4, BT5

Heart: BP1, BP2, BP4

Dress: CR7, CR9, DR6

I love seeing the same digis colored up differently. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend! 

My Bestie New Release Party Jan. 28, 2016

Are you ready for another My Bestie Release party?!? 

Come and join us in the My Besties Designs Color and Create Facebook group! 

I love that Sherri Ann Baldy is putting out so many new images! 

I was able to do two projects for this release. The first one is called "All Things Grow With Love."

This image is so sweet. It made me think of my sister and I when I first saw it. 

The second is img988. Isn't she cute!? 

Both images are colored with Copic markers. 

I used my Cricut Explore to cut out the daisies and the adorable dinosaur. 

I hope you can make it to the release party! 

You don't want to miss out on these images and the 50% off sale.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great night! 

Mason Jar Shaker Card From The Cutting Cafe

Good morning Crafters! 

I recently joined a shaker card swap in one of my favorite Facebook groups. 

I already knew where I was going to get the shaker file...The Cutting Cafe. 

The only trouble I had was picking which one to do! They have a ton of adorable options! 

I finally decided on the jar shaker from the 13 Shaker templates and cutting files set.

My partner loves pink and vintage. I started digging through my papers and found 

a set I had bought from Art Attack Supplies awhile back. 

I had the perfect sequins to match from Virginia Turtle Stamps

To give the lid a worn, rusted look I cut it out of silver textured paper. I then used Rusty Paper (which is kinda like a thick paint). I purchased this at Miriam's Crafting Supplies a few months ago. I love it! I have used it one several different projects. 

The Cutting Cafe makes these shakers so fun and super simple! 

If you don't have a cutting machine, NO PROBLEM! 

The sets come in PDF so you can cut them out by hand. 

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a craftastic day! 

Hugs, Tina

Steampunk Phone Frame and Card

Hello crafty friends! 

Today I am sharing the gift I made my husband for Valentine's Day. 

I found this AWESOME phone frame at Gone Artsy.  They just expanded their shop and have all sorts of super cool stuff now. 

These gorgeous flowers are from Gone Artsy too. I love them! They are foam and come in different colors. These ones started out white. I wanted to have a deep red color so I sprayed them with black ink spray and let it dry. Then I sprayed them again with red ink sprayed and dried again. They turned out exactly how I wanted!

I used gears and embellishments from numerous places including Miriam's Crafting Supplies.

I made the card using Mechanica from artbymiran. I colored her with Copic markers. 

I am learning to add details to the images I color which has been a lot of fun.

I made the gears rusty looking by coloring with E93 first. Then I took E59 and colored in the areas I wanted the darkest shading. The next step was to color the gear with E08. I left small areas of the lightest color untouched by E08. Lastly I colored with the colorless blender. 

Once I had everything colored I added spurts of Goosebumps
spray to the gears to give them more texture.

Copics used...

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Lips: E04, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Eyes: YG03, YG11, YG63, C00, C01

Clothes and Roses: R35, R46, R59, E59

Wings and hoses: C3, C5, C7, C9, 100

Gears: E93, E08, E59, Colorless Blender

Screws: W1, W3, W5

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have an awesome day!

Challenges Entered
Through the Craft Room Door
Not Just Cards
ArtbyMiRan
PDE Linky Party
Crafting With An Attitude
Leinzlove Tear Bears
Crafting From The Heart
Craft Your Passion
Noor
Where the Heart Is
Love To Scrap

The Cutting Cafe Bendi Card

Hello! Hello! Hello! I am so excited to share this card with you today. 

This is my first attempt at a bendy card. I've seen lots of these on Pinterest and wanted to give one a try. Instead of trying to do it on my own, I went to Regina and asked her to make a bendy card for The Cutting Cafe. I love the Bendi-Bendy file she created! It comes with lots of cute extras. 

I used my Cricut Explore to cut the card and the daisies. 

The butterfly border and the flourishes are die cuts. 

The sweet little girl is a My Bestie. She is called Peek A Boo Winky. 

The beautiful butterfly with the roses is from Renea's Bouquets.

Regina made this Bendi-Bendy super easy to put together.
She even has a video to show you how it's done =)

Thank you for stopping by today my friends. Please stop by The Cutting Cafe on the 21st to see the design team's inspirational post. If you leave a comment on that post you will be entered in a chance to win 3 fabulous Cutting Cafe files of your choice.

Gigi Bellydancer

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing a card I made with a MoonFlower Digi.

Her name is Gigi Bellydancer . 

I colored her with Copic markers and used a white gel pen for the diamonds on the headpiece and necklace. 

The gorgeous paper comes from J&S Hobbies and Crafts. It is called Tranquil Gardens designed by Shellie Geigle. They are exceptional quality! I added Stardust Stickles to the flowers...well because everything is better with glitter! 

The green bling in the corners comes from Glitz N Glam Girly Boutique. 

 Copics used

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: E41, E43, 44

Clothes: RV00, R81, R83, R85
Green jewels: YG11, YG03, YG63

Eyes: B21, B24, B26

Challenges Entered
http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/

My Bestie Valentine's

Hello crafty friends! I am back today with more Valentine's Day cards for the childrens hospital. 

This time I used a My Bestie printable from the My Bestie Etsy Shop

I love these beautiful printables! I just slapped on some stickles and they were ready to go. 

Would like to join us in making this Valentine's Day special at the Dornbeckers Children's Hospital? 

Mail cards to:

Melissa Adler 

12701 NE Prescott Dr #68

Portland, Oregon 97230 

This is a little note from Melissa...

Woo hoo I've personally made 100 valentine's for the children's hospital..(Dornbeckers) they have 300+++ children at my local children's hospital. It's the 5th largest kiddo hospital in the U.S. The director and I came up with a plan, to give these kids the experience of not being sick and in school, passing out and receiving valentine's.. if anyone would like to donate handmade, or store bought valentine's please mail them to me at

Melissa Adler 

12701 NE Prescott Dr #68

Portland, Oregon 97230

I need as many cards as possible, or embellishments, so the abled kiddos, can decorate their valentine bags for their doors.

Be sure to note that they need to be:

1. Blank inside 

2. Non political

3. Non religious 

4. And no get well wishes 

5. No candy please

Any and all, even overly embellished, or happy vday, be mine sentiments, are welcomed.. or kid themed sentiments.. 

My Besties New Release Party Jan 7, 2016

Hi again! I am back for the new release party going on right now on the My Bestie Facebook page.

Come join us and see all the newly released My Besties. 

The card I made for todays release is featuring Img952. I love this image! She has also been turned into a pre colored printable for those of you who do not like to color. You'll be able to find her and the other new released Besties in the My Bestie Shop.

I have used lace from Gone Artsy, flowers from Lavish Laces, a beautiful button from Flair By Me, and a butterfly and bird nest from Renea's Bouquets to embellish my card today. 

Copics used...

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: C3, C5, C6, C8, C10

Blues: B21, B24, B26

Pinks: RVOO, RV81, RV83,RV85

Greens: YG11, YG03, YG63

Yellows: Y15, Y17, YR 04 

Thanks for stopping in! Have a great day! 

Challenges Entered 

http://mybestiesdutchgirlsdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.nl/

http://blogfrancaislesbesties.blogspot.com/

http://mybestiesspanishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://leinzlovetearbearschallenge.blogspot.com/

http://mybesties3ddecoblog.blogspot.co.nz/

A Special Valentine's Day With The Cutting Cafe

Hi everyone! I am so excited about today's Cutting Cafe post. 

My daughter Kylah (from Kanga's Krafts) and I have joined forces with Melissa Adler to make Valentine's Day special for about 300 children in the Dornbeckers Children's Hospital. 

Thanks to The Cutting Cafe and their awesome Valentine's printable sets, Kylah and I have 50 cards made already. My husband even jumped in to help out. I tried to get a picture of him, but I got caught in the act and SHUT DOWN. Lol. 

Kylah and I used the following sets to make our cards...

Valentines Animals and Bugs

Love Is 1 Corinthians

Fun With Valentine's Day Printable Set

Here's Kylah with one of the cards that she made. 

This adorable little monster is from Little Scraps of Heaven.

Would like to join us in making this Valentine's Day special at the Dornbeckers Children's Hospital? 

Mail cards to:

Melissa Adler 

12701 NE Prescott Dr #68

Portland, Oregon 97230 

This is a little note from Melissa...

Woo hoo I've personally made 100 valentine's for the children's hospital..(Dornbeckers) they have 300+++ children at my local children's hospital. It's the 5th largest kiddo hospital in the U.S. The director and I came up with a plan, to give these kids the experience of not being sick and in school, passing out and receiving valentine's.. if anyone would like to donate handmade, or store bought valentine's please mail them to me at

Melissa Adler 

12701 NE Prescott Dr #68

Portland, Oregon 97230

I need as many cards as possible, or embelishments, so the abled kiddos, can decorate their valentine bags for their doors.

Be sure to note that they need to be:

1. Blank inside 

2. Non political

3. Non religious 

4. And no get well wishes 

5. No candy please

Any and all, even overly embellished, or happy vday, be mine sentiments, are welcomed.. or kid themed sentiments.. 

Please have the cards to Melissa no latter than Feb. 5th.

Thank you for stopping by! Be sure to check out the rest of The Cutting Cafe's design team projects today. If you leave a comment on the inspirational post you get entered into a chance to win 3 free Cutting Cafe files of your choice. Have a craftastic day!