May June Web challenge at TTCRD- Let's see those one layer cards

Hello Friends, Yes i'm still working on sorting and getting rid of unnecessary things. It feels like it may never end. lol I've now tackled my entire upstairs, especially the hall closet and my childrens large bathroom closet that was filled with junk.

The New web challenge at Through The Craft Room Door is going to be

One layered cards-CAS for May/June

I know that i personally struggle with CAS cards but i did it and you can too.

We would love to see all of those CAS- one layer cards.

I chose to get my Art Impressions Watercolor Stamps out and make this scene.

Art Impressions Watercolor Sets

WC Series 4 Set 1

WC series 4 Set 2

Wooden Door- Wreath

Watercolor brush

Marvy Uchida markers

Merry Christmas sentiment- Whimsy Stamps

Crimbo Crackers #157 ATG Christmas (1/3)

Addicted to Stamps and More #289 CAS (1/3) 10C

Christmas at Sweet Stampin April ATG Christmas (1/2)

The Merry Christmas challenge #17 ATG Christmas

ABC Christmas H is for Hat

Crafting by Designs Get Ready for Christmas (1/3)

Fab n Funky #391 Christmas 1-

A Snowflakes Promise #50 ATG (1/2)

Crafty Creations #365 ATG (1/2)

Simon Says Stamp #49 ATG (1/5)

Have a great day

Sorry that i've been missing- I'm on a mission- More Peter Rabbit tickets

Hi Everyone, I've been on a mission of clearing out closets, rooms etc... I've gone through every one of my storage boxes and trashed or am donating tons of items that are unused now. My upstairs is still what i'm working on but it's already taken almost 5 days of continuous work. Just my Craft area in my room has taken 3 solid days and i thought that it was fairly organized. It feels good to rid some things. I've had NO time for crafting. lol. but i'm sure i'll be back on it once i've finished the other things that need to happen.

Here are some more altered tickets that i've made for my Peter Rabbit junk journal. I realized that i needed to make more. I did manage to get my journal put together right before i started my crazy cleaning and getting rid of things.

Supplies used
Blank Blue tickets (found at Goodwill)
White or Clear Gesso
Peter Rabbit stamp set- All Night Media- Bought from Ebay
Peter rabbit ephemera found on Pinterest
Lace from Stash
Nail art half circle embellishments
Cheesecloth dyed with Lindy's sprays


Challenges

Dare 2B Artsy Pastel colors (1/3)
Love to Create #7 ATG Creative (1/3)
Di's Digi Designs Include a animal (1/3)
Papercrafters Linky party #12 ATG (1/3)
The Fairy and the Unicorn Mythical/Mystical (1/3)
Crafting with Friends #65 ATG (1/3)
Fab n Funky #390 Fantasy and Fairytales 1-
Inspiration Destination #148 ATG with Real Stamp
Craftaholics R Us #16 ATG (1/3)
The Sisterhood of Crafters Bunny Rabbits
Crafting from the heart #203 ATG (1/3)
Pammies Inky Pinkies 1816 ATG (1/3)
Artistic Inspirations #198 ATG (2/3)
Make My Monday #69 In the Garden (2/3)

Have a great day!!

TTCRD sponsored by My Favorite Things- Mixed Media Circle card

Hi everyone, Today at Through the Craft Room door we have a new 

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

with a new sponsor for us.

My Favorite things is offering $25 to one lucky winner. You have to play to win though.

Items used and sold at MFT

Alcohol inks- Tim Holtz- 

Metallic Mixative-Silver

Adirondack alcohol ink applicator

Challenges

Love to Craft April ATG (5/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Pause Dream Enjoy #15 ATG 

Simon Says Wednesday Add some Texture (4/5)

Creative Fingers #144 ATG (3/3)

Jo's Scrap shack #229 ATG (3/3)

Crafting with an Attitude #38 ATG (3/3)

Inspiration Destination #148 ATG with a real stamp

heARTful Stamping ATG plus Stamp (2/2)
Lil patch of Crafty Friends #80 ATG (2/3)
The Corrosive April ATG (2/3) 

Crafting from the heart #202 ATG (2/3)
A Bit more time to Craft #66 ATG (2/3)
Pammies inky pinkies 1815 ATG (2/3)

Artistic Inspirations #198 ATG (1/3)

Make My Monday #69 In the Garden (1/3)

Later everyone!

More Altered tickets- Bird themed

Well if you saw my Peter Rabbit altered tickets on Saturday you are know that i couldn't only make those. lol. I also made some Bird themed tickets.  The Rabbit ones i've started using in my junk journal that i'm creating. These are going to be saved for embellishments etc... for another journal. Take a look.

 I found these blank tickets at the goodwill
I started by using white or clear gesso on all of them
Then i stamped the images with black Staz on ink
watercolored with Distress inks and a water brush
added some glossy accents over some parts
added some small Nail art bling and recollections Mini flowers

Stamps- 7 Gypsies- Conservatory set

Tim Holtz 3 bird stamps from Tiny Things set

Stamps- 7 Gypsies- Conservatory set

Graphic 45 Stamped Bird from Springtime #2 set
Stamps- 7 Gypsies- Conservatory set

Challenges

Love to Craft April ATG (4/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Crafty Creations #364 ATG (3/3)

Pause Dream Enjoy #15 ATG 

Simon Says Wednesday Add some Texture (3/5)

Creative Fingers #144 ATG (2/3)

Jo's Scrap shack #229 ATG (2/3)

Crafting with an Attitude #38 ATG (2/3)

Inspiration Destination #148 ATG with a real stamp

heARTful Stamping ATG plus Stamp (1/2)
Lil patch of Crafty Friends #80 ATG (1/3)
The Corrosive April ATG (1/3) 

Crafting from the heart #202 ATG (1/3)
A Bit more time to Craft #66 ATG (1/3)
Pammies inky pinkies 1815 ATG (1/3)

Have a great week and i'll see you tomorrow.

Altered Tickets for my upcoming Junk Journal

Well i've finally decided to start on my "Fair Entry" journal this year. I've chosen to go with a Themed Journal of Beatrix Potter, mainly focusing on Peter Rabbit but i have to add a few friends. lol

I found some awesome new graphics from Vectoria Designs on Etsy. If you haven't visited her shop for Junk journaling you should. 

Well, i discovered altered tickets recently and decided to give it a go.  I'm thinking about using the strip tickets for Belly bands on some pages and for some embellishments also in my journal. 

Supplies used to Create

Graphic 45 Stamp set- Rabbit

Too Much fun stamp set for Brick, rocks etc...

Distress ink and water to color

Blank Tickets i found at Goodwill

Gesso- clear or white

Postage stamps found on pinterest

Glossy accents

dyed cheesecloth

Mini flowers from Recollections

Lace from stash

Challenges

Love to Craft April ATG (3/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Crafty Creations #364 ATG (2/3)

Pause Dream Enjoy #15 ATG 

Simon Says Wednesday Add some Texture (2/5)

Creative Fingers #144 ATG (1/3)

Jo's Scrap shack #229 ATG (1/3)

Crafting with an Attitude #38 ATG (1/3)

Fab n Funky #389 Cute Critters 1- 10C

Inspiration Destination #148 ATG with a real stamp

Have a great weekend!

Watercolored pencils and an Iris

Hi all, i decided to break out my Watercolored pencils and give them a go again. I used another acetate background (Tutorial coming in the next TTCRD magazine release). I drew this Iris from a reference photo. 

Supplies used

Watercolored pencils-

acetate background

Ribbon from stash

Circle punches- Stampin'up

glossy accents

Sentiment stamp from Bee Crafty stamp set

Challenges

Always Fun #53 ATG (3/3)

Crafting from the heart #201 ATG (3/3)

Get Creative #68 No Patterned papers (3/3)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1814 ATG (3/3)

The Crazy Challenge #272 Spring (3/3)

A2Z scrapbooking April Flower power (3/5)

A Bit more time to craft #65 ATG (3/3)

A perfect time to craft  #4 ATG (3/3)

Card Mania #103 Spring (3/5)

Crafts Galore Encore #50 ATG (3/3)

Crafty Girls Creations #46 ATG (3/3)

DL Art #225 Flowers (3/3)

Love to Craft April ATG (2/5)

Love to Scrap #108 April Showers bring May flowers (3/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Papercraft Business challenge #5 ATG (3/3)

Crafty Creations #364 ATG (1/3)

Pause Dream Enjoy #15 ATG 

Simon Says Wednesday Add some Texture (1/5)

Have a fabulous Weekend!

Watercolored Red roses

Hi Everyone, I have a simple water colored rose card to share with you today. 

Rose stamp  from Forever in Time
140# watercolor paper- fabriano
Watercolor brush
arteza sketch marker ink
Stencil Embossed acetate background
Red Cardstock
Red Ribbon from stash
Stampin'up punches for sentiment
paper Doily

Challenges

Always Fun #53 ATG (2/3)

Crafting from the heart #201 ATG (2/3)

Get Creative #68 No Patterned papers (2/3)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1814 ATG (2/3)

The Crazy Challenge #272 Spring (2/3)

A2Z scrapbooking April Flower power (2/5)

A Bit more time to craft #65 ATG (2/3)

A perfect time to craft  #4 ATG (2/3)

Card Mania #103 Spring (2/5)

Crafts Galore Encore #50 ATG (2/3)

Crafty Girls Creations #46 ATG (2/3)

DL Art #225 Flowers (2/3)

Love to Craft April ATG (1/5)

Love to Scrap #108 April Showers bring May flowers (2/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Papercraft Business challenge #5 ATG (2/3)

Enjoy the beautiful sunshine today! Finally!!

Alcohol inking- So much fun!

I've broke out those alcohol inks that i've had in my drawer for awhile. As you probably know if you follow me, i go through stages in my creativity. lol. 

To create this background i used my Tim Holtz alcohol inks. I first layed down the color and then stamped the flowers over the top. I had to do it that way because even though i was using Staz on ink they would smear from the alcohol. The stamps that i used i picked up at the Heirloom Pro show a few weeks ago called "Forever in time" along with my Tim Holtz flowers that i had in my stash.

Challenges that i'd like to enter

HeARTful Stamping ATG plus Stamp (2/2)

Papercrafters Linky  #10 ATG (2/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack ATG (3/3)

Always Fun #53 ATG (1/3)

Crafting from the heart #201 ATG (1/3)

Get Creative #68 No Patterned papers (1/3)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 1814 ATG (1/3)

The Crazy Challenge #272 Spring (1/3)

A2Z scrapbooking April Flower power (1/5)

A Bit more time to craft #65 ATG (1/3)

A perfect time to craft  #4 ATG (1/3)

Card Mania #103 Spring (1/5)

Crafts Galore Encore #50 ATG (1/3)

Crafty Girls Creations #46 ATG (1/3)

DL Art #225 Flowers (1/3)

Love to Craft April ATG (1/5)

Love to Scrap #108 April Showers bring May flowers (1/5)

Not just Cards ATG

Papercraft Business challenge #5 ATG (1/3)

Have a fabulous Tuesday!

Gatefold card using Art Impressions stamps

Well i couldn't decide whether or not i was going to enter a card into the Art Impressions Gatefold challenge but i had a little boost of energy and decided to work on something. 

Since i only own the watercolor stamps from Art Impressions and one Christmas set i broke out my watercolor stamps.

Both flaps closed- held closed by the tree trunk

  

Left flap closed, right flap open, The die finishes the scene with the cat looking away.

Right flap closed, left flap open. The die finishes the scene with the cat looking forward.

Both flaps open, the right flap is blank so i didn't take a photo of it.

Art Impressions Stamp sets used

4271- WC EZ Project A

WC Containers for the Bucket

Wooden Gate

WC Birds Set

WC Cats Set

Bird Bath for Bird houses

Cobblestone

Marvy Uchida Markers

Watercolor paper

Spellbinders label dies

Challenges

Art Impressions #229 Gatefold Cards (1/2)

Fashionable #133 Animals

HeARTful Stamping ATG plus Stamp (1/2)

Papercrafters Linky  #10 ATG (1/3)

Create and Makes #20 ATG (3/3)
Crafting  by Designs April ATG (3/3)
The Crafty addicts #47 ATG (3/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack ATG (2/3)

Addicted to stamps and More #286 ATG 10C 

Quickquotes #86 Folds 1-

Have a fantastic week!

Morel Mushroom Birthday slider card

This weather is keeping me from Mushroom hunting and it stinks!It's such an abnormal spring this year. In fact, it snowed again last night. It's April 7th for Goodness sakes, it should act like it!

Mushroom Stamps- 100 proof

Slider dies-Creek bank Creations

Watercolor paper

Arteza markers

Quikutz sentiment dies

paper from stash

Challenges

Inspiration Destination #147 ATG

Always Fun #52 ATG (3/3)

Artistic Inspirations #197 ATG (3/3)

Incy Wincy Nature and all it's Beauty (3/5)

Pammies inky pinkies 1813 ATG (3/3)

Create and Makes #20 ATG (2/3)
Crafting by Designs April ATG (2/3)
The Crafty addicts #47 ATG (2/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack ATG (1/3)

Addicted to stamps and More #286 ATG 10C 

Have a great weekend!

Birthday Flower and Bird Card- find the birdie

 This is a card that is more like, can you find the hidden bird? lol. This is the Birthday card that i sent my Sister in law for her birthday.  I water colored all of the flowers to create a background after heat embossing it all

 of them, I water colored the bird and fussy cut it out and added it with pop dots.After i added a strip of punched out flowers in purple

Stamps- Bee Crafty Bird

background Pansies- 

watercolored with Marvy uchida pens

Martha Stewart punch border

stenciled acetate background

Bling

Circle punches-Stampin'up

challenges

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #79 ATG (3/3)

Crafting with Friends #64 ATG (3/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack #227 ATG (3/3)

Simply Papercraft #56 ATG (3/3)

Papercrafters Linky party #9 ATG (3/3)

4 Crafty Chicks #397  Flowers

Inspiration Destination #147 ATG
Word Art Wednesday #328 ATG (5/5)

Always Fun #52 ATG (2/3)

Artistic Inspirations #197 ATG (2/3)

Color Inspi/ration #33 ATG colored (2/3

Incy Wincy Nature and all it's Beauty (2/5)

Pammies inky pinkies 1813 ATG (2/3)

Create and Makes #20 ATG (1/3)
Crafting by Designs April ATG (1/3)
The Crafty addicts #47 ATG (1/3)

Take Care!

TTCRD sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy

Our weather is CRAZY!  We have had thunder and lightening really close all night long. To think, yesterday moring we had 3 inches of snow on the ground.

Anyway, today is the start of the new Through the Craft Room Door ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

We are sponsored this week by Fabrika Fantasy

Fabrika Fantasy image-Poppy Fairy

To see the entire list Subscribe to Through the Craft Room door Online magazine

Challenges

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #79 ATG (2/3)

Crafting with Friends #64 ATG (2/3)

Crafty Catz #410 ATG old stash (2/3) My copics are years old

Jo's Scrap Shack #227 ATG (2/3)

Simply Papercraft #56 ATG (2/3)

Papercrafters Linky party #9 ATG (2/3)

4 Crafty Chicks #396 ATG  

Retarte #118 ATG (3/3)

Inspiration Destination #147 ATG
Simon Says Wednesday #48 ATG (4/5)
Word Art Wednesday #328 ATG (4/5)

Always Fun #52 ATG (1/3)

Artistic Inspirations #197 ATG (1/3)

Color Inspi/ration #33 ATG colored (1/3)

Incy Wincy Nature and all it's Beauty (1/5)

Pammies inky pinkies 1813 ATG (1/3)

Simon Says Monday A Trio of something (3 butterflies) (1/5)

Have a wonderful day!

Good Day Sunshine!

Happy Easter Everyone!

I can't believe that we are already in April! It seems like we just had Christmas. lol

I have another Bunny Card to share today. 

Bunny Stamp (Inkadinkado)  is colored with Water colors

Bow Stamp from Bee Crafty then fussy cut out

Butterfly punch is from Marvy Uchida

Bling from Stash

Ribbon From Stash

Paper from Paperie

Challenges

heARTful  ATG plus Stamp (1/2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #79 ATG (1/3)

Crafting with Friends #64 ATG (1/3)

Crafty Catz #410 ATG old stash (1/3)

Jo's Scrap Shack #227 ATG (1/3)

Simply Papercraft #56 ATG (1/3)

Papercrafters Linky party #9 ATG (1/3)

4 Crafty Chicks #396 ATG 

Deep Ocean #117 Easter/Spring 

Retarte #118 ATG (2/3)

Aud Sentiments Spring Sentiment (2/5)

Inspiration Destination #147 ATG
Simon Says Wednesday #48 ATG (3/5)
That's Crafty Spring into Action (3/3)
Word Art Wednesday #328 ATG (3/5)

Have a great Day!