CAS on Friday #339 - Flowers

I colored my latest card for the CAS on Friday #339 Flowers Challenge using Polychromos pencils. I'm am so enjoying the learning process despite old dog and all that.

• Hero Arts Merry Foliage
• Taylored Expressions Modern Holiday
• Polychromos Color Pencils

ATSM #521 - Make Your Mark

It may be summer but there's still time to craft. Come join us for the latest Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #521 Make Your Mark!

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Lawn Fawn Cerealsy Awesome
• Lawn Henry's Build-A-Sentiment: Birthday
• Lawn Fawn Henry Jr's ABCs
• Lawn Fawn Lots of Hearts Background stencils
• Catherine Pooler inks

CutCardStock - Peacock Gift Card Set

I created a peacock-themed gift card set for today's project.  See all of them on the CutCardStock blog.

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Savoy 100% Cotton cardstock
• Classic Crest Patriot Blue cardstock
• Bright Foil Gold cardstock
• Waffle Flower Sweet Birthday Sentiments
• MFT More Essential Sentiments
• Birch Press Design Sugar Script Big Thanks
• Spellbinders Yana's Sentiments Hot Foil Plates & Dies
• Spellbinders Fabulous Feathers Press Plate
• Spellbinders Elegant Peacock Press Plate
• Spellbinders Feather Flourish 3D embossing folder
• Catherine Pooler Inks
• Derwent Watercolor Pencils
• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Versamark
• Stampendous Black embossing powder
• Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder

Crackerbox Stamps - Old Man Frog

I'm up on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today.  Check it out!

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• Crackerbox Stamps Frog Grandpa
• Crackerbox Stamps Don't Worry About Getting Older
• Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Catherine Pooler Deck the Halls

ATSM #513 - Birthdays

Come join us for the Addicted to Stamps & More! Challenge where the current focus is birthdays. 

I KNOW you can use more birthday cards!

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Lawn Fawn You're the Zest
• Lawn Fawn All the Speech Bubbles & Dies
• Lawn Fawn All the Party Hats
• Lawn Fawn Fruit Salad 12x12 cardstock
• Polychromos colored pencils

Crackerbox Stamps - Pastel Let It Snow

I'm up on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today with a cute pastel winter card.

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Crackerbox Stamps Snowman Joy
• Crackerbox Stamps Let It Snow
• Catherine Pooler Oh Boy!, Cotton Candy, Creamsicle, Frosted, Minted
• Polychromos Colored Pencils

ATSM #509 - Any Occasion

Come join us for the Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #509 Any Occasion.

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Concord & 9th Happy Hugs
• Hello Bluebird Snow Day
• Lawn Fawn Lacy Rectangle Stackable
• Catherine Pooler Tiara, Pucker Up and Something Borrowed
• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Derwent Watercolor Pencils

Crackerbox Stamps - Howdy

Check out my latest card on the Crackerbox Stamps blog.  So so relatable!

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• Crackerbox Stamps Cowboy
• Crackerbox Stamps Banister of Life
• MFT #Captions 
• Hero Arts Square Dies
• Doodlebug Design Down on the Farm 6x6 Paper
• Versamark
• Ranger White Detail Fine Embossing Powder
• Polychromos colored pencils

ATCAS #287 - Christmas

I used the latest Addicted to CAS Challenge #287 Christmas to practice using colored pencils. 

The Concord & 9th set made it super easy to create this scene with a stamp that filled in the blue background.

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Concord & 9th Happy Hugs
• Hello Bluebird Merry Wishes
• Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed
• Polychromos 125, 155, 217, 232, 235, 250 

CAS on Friday #313 - Christmas in July

I practiced using colored pencils on my latest card for the CAS on Friday #313 Christmas in July Challenge. 

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Honey Bee Stamps Pretty Poinsettias
• Penny Black Christmas Cheer
• Polychromos: 107 Cadmium Yellow, 112 Leaf Green, 123 Fuschia, 137 Blue Violet, 142 Madder, 159 Hooker's Green, 225 Dark Red, 226 Alizarin Crimson, 280 Burnt Umber
• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Memento Tuxedo Black

ATSM #486 - Make Your Mark

Come join us for the Addicted to Stamps & More! #486 Make Your Mark Challenge.  Did you know there are now descriptions on the blog better explaining the focus of each of our five challenge categories?  Be sure to check them out.

For my card I colored the Pinkfresh Studio Poinsettia Frame using Polychromos colored pencils. I'm hoping to continue to hone my skills.  I did use one of the PFS Poinsettia Frame layering stencils to sponge in the creamy edges.

I've listed the products used below.  You can find some of these products at the affiliate shops linked in the graphics. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Pinkfresh Studio Poinsettia Frame Press Plate
• Pinkfresh Studio Poinsettia Frame Stencils (#7) Stone Blue
• Hero Arts Merry Christmas Messages
• Catherine Pooler Buttercream and Stone Blue
• Polychromos: 
• 107 cadmium yellow
• 109 dark chrome yellow
• 119 light magenta
• 121 pale geranium lake
• 128 Light purple pink 
• 129 pink madder lake
• 158 deep cobalt green
• 165 juniper green
• 168 earth green yellowish
• 170 May green
• 172 earth green
• 181 Payne’s grey
• 194 red violet
• 205 cadmium yellow lemon
• 217 middle cadmium red
• 225 dark red
• 267 pine green
• 272 warm grey III
• 274 warm grey V

CAS on Friday #301 - Flowers

Let's focus on something pretty to help ourselves get over the winter blues, shall we?  CAS on Friday Challenge #301 Flowers to the rescue!  Looking at this card during editing (and after more colored pencil practice), I realized that I needed to add more shading.  I only did the blossoms--wowza.

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• Pinkfresh Studio Choose Hope
• Polychromos Colored Pencils:  123 Fuschia, 129 Pink Madder Lake, 133 Magenta, 137 Blue Violet, 165 Juniper Green, 168 Earth Green Yellowish, 171 Light Green, 194 Red Violet, 205 Cadmium Yellow Lemon
• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Versamark
• Ranger Detail Fine White Embossing Powder

Crackerbox Stamps - Birthday Bones

I'm over on the Crackerbox Stamps blog with a humoros and timely birthday card.

I've listed the products used below.  In some cases, affiliate links are included. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Crackerbox Stamps Skeleton Birthday
• Crackerbox Stamps Every Bone in My Body
• Crackerbox Stamps Spider Spooky
• Crackerbox Stamps Minion 1
• Pebbles Midnight Haunting 6x6 Paper
• Versamark
• Stampendous Black Embossing Powder
• Ranger Detail Fine White Embossing Powder
• Polychromos Colored Pencils

Crackerbox Stamps - Sunflower Greetings

You'll find me on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today!

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• Crackerbox Stamps Sunflower Large
• Crackerbox Stamps Who You Are
• Lawn Fawn Sunflower Greetings Die
• MFT Pierced Oval Die
• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Polychromos Colored Pencils
• Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Spring 6x6 Paper
• Lawn Fawn Fruit Salad 12x12 Paper

SOSS #235 - S for Steampunk

The latest Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge is #235 for Steampunk.  

This topic is one I love and dread at the same time. I LOVE steampunk but I don't have a lot of it since I tend toward the cute.  Not that steampunk can't be cute but sort of creepy cute. LOL.

Coloring up this seahorse took a fair amount of time, in part due to finding a rusty color combo I was satisfied with.  My Polychromos helped grunge it up more.  The background was cake compared to that.  Mmm, cake.

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• Stamperia Seahorse
• Hero Arts Hello Gorgeous
• Mama Elephant Slim Card Basics
• Taylored Expressions Build a Scene Underwater
• Polychromos Colored Pencils: 112, 266, 267 (Blick)
• Copics (ACOT | Blick | SBP)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Versamark SBC | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink (SBC | SBP)
• Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Uncharted Mariner (SBC | ACOT | SBP | Ranger)
• Clear and Gold Wink of Stella (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Ranger Glossy Accents (SBC | ACOT | SBP | Ranger)
• Ranger Super Fine Detail Black Embossing Powder (SBC | ACOT | Ranger)
• WOW! Dual Speed Heat Tool (SBC)
• Sizzix Big Shot Machine (SBC | ACOT | Sizzix)
• Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus Machine (SBC | ACOT)