Foxy Friend

Happy Wednesday to everyone!   I have this adorable Sweat Pea stamp set for you to view! I love this adorable fox.  We have a real fox that we see occasionally.   Our house backs up to woods and  one day my husband said "look, look!" and dang there was a red fox in our backyard. He wondered down to the cal-de-sac and cross the road to go to another section of woods. Scared the poop out of me and 3 weeks later our fenced was installed. I have two small dogs and ... we got the fence!

This stamp set comes with 7 sentiments, fox on the stump and two leaves.  More for the buck!! 7 Kids College Fund Store  prices are the cheapest around and this makes a super bargain!

Sugar Pea Designs: Foxy Friend Graphic 45: Time To Florish Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink                                                        onto Neenah Solar White Paper Colored with Copic Markers  E17, E13, E11, YG23, YG67 Score Tape Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media Flowers and hearts - stash Have a great day!

Bella With Teddy - Wild Rose Studio

Hi everyone! Hope your having a great week. I sure am and guess what? The temperature has been in the 60's and again tomorrow before we dip down a bit. I can definitely live with winter when we have a few breaks!

Have you seen the new items added to the 7 Kids College Fund store? Whimsy Stamps, Mama Elephant, a whole slew of totally awesome C.C. Design stamps,  new color distress ink by Tim Holtz, Elizabeth Crafts Dies and the list goes on and on. And there has to be room for the new products so the old ones go on sale!  Great sales - sign up for the 7 Kids Challenge newsletter and receive daily/weekly updates on all of your favorite products delivered right to your personal email address.

 Another fun challenge starts today at 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog. The next two weeks will be "Anything goes with a twist of green"  Please remember to be eligible for the $25.00 gift certificate you must use an image from the store. If you do not use an image on your creation you need to have on your card supplies from the store - ex: paper, bling, die cuts. So come play with us!

Bella With Teddy by Wild Rose Studio

Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

onto Neenah Solar White Paper

Memento New Spout to ink the area around the stamp with
 Jumbo Sponge Dauber

Colored with Copic Markers 

Bella C4, C2, C1, C00, R83, R81

Teddy: E23, E21 and E00

Score Tape

Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

Spellbinders: Floral Ovals
Stampendous Chunky White Embossing Enamel
Flowers and hearts - stash

Challenges:

Clear It Out Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: -  Stash
Creative Card Crew - Green (week 2)
Creative Colours   Use any 3 colors from the color palette + use paints*  (week 2)
Everybody-Art-Challenge -  Something Old
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations  Let's see some Green 
Loves Rubber Stamps - Use 3 Shades of Green
Outlawz - Picture Inspiration* - have to sign in
Party Time Tuesdays  - Anything Goes
{Pin}spirational - Inspiration image
Sweet Stamps -  Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations -  Anything Goes with a Twist of Green
Bunny Zoe's Crafts -  Spring Colours
Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge - no 100% digital projects, E3, use "hoarded" items - (March) Green
Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes
Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - Green
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Secrets Linky Party -  Go Green
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges -  Green
Imagination Crafts -  Always Anything Goes
MarkerPOP Challenge - Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends Challenge -  Use Green
Sparkle N Sprinkle -  Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or FlockingThrough the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Blow Me Away by SugarPea Designs

Good day! Hope everyone is doing great and  your having lots of good crafty days! Today I am using "Blow Me Away" from SugarPea Designs. I love this stamp set  for it so versatile.  You can place a piece of cake. kite, pin wheel in his hand and match several sentiments to your card ex: Thanks for the lift,  You mean the whirl to me, You blow me away and more" So dang cute! The border die cuts are A2 Curved #1 Bordablitities Card Maker by Spellbinders.  The dies are awesome - I die cut the paper and I was practically done! The dragon was colored with Copic Markers and I took 91% Isopropyl alcohol and wet a piece of terry clothe with it. I laid it on top of my image and pressed down for 3 seconds and it gives you this cool texture look! 

Supplies: 

• Blow Me Away by SugarPea Designs
• A2 Curved #1 Bordablitities Card Maker by Spellbinders
• Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 
• Neenah Solar White Paper
• Colored with Copic Markers 
• Scor-tape 1/2"

Before I go I have to tell you that Tab, owner of 7 Kids College Fund - a huge online craft store has placed a lot of cool things on sale in the store! She is cleaning up so she has room for all the new products that will be coming.  Come see and check it out for yourself! 

Challenges:

• Crafting By Designs -  - March Anything Goes
• Creative Moments -  Anything Goes/Spring Green 
• DoubleClick Skittles -  Use the Color Green
• Fresh Brewed Designs  - Green+White+Choice of Color
• Inky Impressions - Dots or Stripes
• Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes

Uptown Girl On Her Laptop - Stamping Bella

Happy Hump day everyone! It's time for another fun "Anything goes" challenge at 7 kids College Fund. Come see the awesome creations made by the DT. Right now 7 KIDS COLLEGE FUND is having a lot of sales to make room for the brand new items that are coming. Stamps, tools, embellishments and preorders for the new items. I am really intrigue with the new Kirarina water base markers that will be coming!

Uptown Girl Perry On Her Laptop by Stamping Bella

Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

onto Neenah Solar White Paper

 Colored with Copic Markers 

Chair: BV6. BV4, BV01, BV00

Jeans: B95, B93, B91

Computer: C03, C01, C00

Floor: W03, W01, W00

Shirt: R85, R83, R81

Hair: E55, E53, E51, 

Score Tape

Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

Thank you for stopping by and hope to see you at the challenge. Remember you have a chance to win a $25.00 Gift certificate to the best online crafting store - 7 Kids College Fund!

Challenges
Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog -Color Challenge
ColourQ  - Colors
Crafter's Cafe - Lots of Layers
Crafting By Designs -  Thinking of You
Fresh Brewed Designs - 1 Image and + 1 Sentiment
Inspiration Destination -  Always Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty -  Lots of Layers
Ruby's Rainbow -Anything Green 
Scrappers' Delights -  Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp  - Anything Goes
Whimsy Inspiration - Use A Sentiment
Wonderful Wednesdays -  Always Anything Goes 
Cuttin and Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Anything Goes with a twist: Use Some Buttons
Loves Rubber Stamps - Use Ribbon and/or Lace
Through The Craft Room Door Anything goes

Party With Bamboo

Happy Wednesday everyone!!  Brrrrr  Where are you? Are you getting any of these snow storms and frigid cold, windy weather like we are in Maryland? Me thinks it's time to hibernate and stay in doors crafting and making cute cards! How about you?

Today I am posting my card that I posted in 7 Kids College Fund Store Blog. 

Today's card was a really fun card for me. It's as close to Clean and Simple as I get! Always want to add one more layer or one more embellishment.  I do love the way this turned out! My sweet daughter-in-law loves, loves loves shoes and I had her in mind while creating it.  The image is "Party With Bamboo Party Paws Collection" by Crafter's Companion.  I choose to create my own sentiment using Microsoft Word on my computer.  I changed the font a few times in each line to make it more interesting.  I covered the flower with a paper flower and it fit perfectly!

"Party With Bamboo Party Paws Collection"

 Stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink  onto  Neenah Solar White Paper 

and colored with Copic Markers.
 Shoe: R56, R29, R27, R24
     Bamboo/Panda: C9, C7, C5, C4
Score Tape

Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media
X-press It 3mm Two sided tape

Thank you for stopping by and
Have a great week!

Hugz, Colleen

Happy Hopper - Stweet Tooth

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today is a fun challenge at 7 Kids College Fund .  The theme is Anything Goes with a twist of SWEET TREETS! It's an easy peasy challenge and you can use an image holding a treat or even have treats on your design paper. To win the $25.00 gift certificate you need to use a Stamp from 7 Kids College Fund Store. 

Stampendous Happy Hopper - Ice Cream Lick

Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

onto Neenah Solar White Paper

 Colored with Copic Markers 

Bunny- C4, C2, C1, C00, R83, R81

Carrot: YR65, YR61, YR00

Score Tape

Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

Challenges entered:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner -   Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Always Anything goes
Scrappers' Delights -  Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  All Creatures Great and Small

Happy La-La Land!

Hello there on this happy Wednesday. I hope you are warm and snugly where ever you may be. This week for the 7 Kids College Fund Store blog I am showing a card with Mod Marci from La-La Land Craft Stamps. Isn't she adorable?  Marci and Luka are the main characters for the La-La Land stamps and are designed for almost any occasion you can think of and so easy to color rather you are a new artist or experience. Fun!

Mod Marci from La-La Land Craft Stamps

Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

onto Neenah Solar White Paper

 Colored with Copic Markers 
Glitter to the band of her hat with Rangers Diamond Stickles 

Score Tape
Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

Have a great day and visit the store to see all the items on sales - you save oddles of money. And, did you see all the new pre-order items....oh la la they are yummy and can't wait to receive my order!

Bella With Flowers

Time for another fun challenge at 7kidscollegefund.com and this week it is "Anything Goes" with no twist. However, to win the gift certificate to the store you must use an image that 7 Kids College Fund sells or their products if you are not using an image. 

I chose today to create a card using a Wild Rose Studio Stamp and this one is Bella with Flowers. I am in love with all of the Bella Stamps and the paper pads from Wild Rose, they are very pretty and coordinate with the stamps.

Wild Rose Studio - Bella with Flowers Clear Stamp

Wild Rose Paper : Bella  6 x 6 paper pack -

Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

onto Neenah Solar White Paper

 Colored with Copic Markers 

Bella-  C3, C1, C00 and R20

Flowers on Image: BV06, BV04, BV01, BV00

DieZyne Dies - Side Step Card Die

DieZyne Die - 

Score Tape
Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

Thank you for stopping by!

Challenges:

• Inspiration Destination -  Always Anything goes
• Mod Squad Challenge -  animals
• Paper Shelter Challenge  Lots of layers
• Penny's Paper-Crafty -  Anything goes 
• Simon Says Stamp -  Anything goes
• Take Heart Ideas    Anything goes
• Wonderful Wednesdays -  -  Always Anything Goes
• Mod Squad Challenge -  animals
• Cards and More must stamp - Animals

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Bamboo Party Paws

Can you believe it is January 21 already? Did it fly by that fast for you too? I can't stand this!! Remember when we were kids and it seemed like it took forever to be 16 years old so you could finally get your permit?  Golly, jeepers don't close those peepers or it will be Christmas again:)

Do you know how many products  7 Kids College Fund ( Crafting) Store carries?  You would be amazed! Go visit and look around and the best thing is!! If what you  are looking for is not found in the store, Tab will order it for you with no extra cost - how cool is that!? 

This was a quick and easy card to make using the C.C. Designs - DieZyne Dies. All the DieZyne Dies have stitches going around the borders and I love that I don't have to drag out the sewing machine - look how crisp! I used the circles to cut out my image and the half circle to cut out the pop up part of my easel card.   What does the half circle do? Well, visual is better than reading  so I am adding the link to the tutorial here. and trust me - it is easy peazy! My card was created with this adorable image:  Bamboo Party Paws by Crafter's Companion and it comes with 3 sentiments and a cute little butterfly stamp. 

Crafters Companion - Bamboo Party Paws

Stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

onto Neenah Solar White Paper

 Colored with Copic Markers 

Bear- C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Flower: R8, YR16, Y11, E50, YR17 

DieZyne Dies - Stitch Circle

DieZyne Die - Half Circle

Score Tape
Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

 Challenges entered:

 Cards und More  - Animals
 Cardz 4 Guyz - Anything Goes
 Cuttlebug Mania - Wildlife
 Inky Chicks  - Anything Goes
 Loves Rubber Stamps  Letter B 
 Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes
 Craft-Dee BowZ -  Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Twist of Snow

Hello Happy Crafters! Is it cold where you are? It's 7° here today with a wind chill factor of -15° and that is just a tad to cold for me. But what an excuse to spend all day in your craft room since it's too cold to do anything else. But ohhh what a mess I have created!   I look around my room and I know if a Fire Marshall would stop in - I'd be shut down - there's no room to move.  NONE. Oh well, the show must go on!

Are you ready for another fun challenge at 7 Kids College Fund?  The challenge is as always "Anything Goes" but this time it has a twist of snow!

 I didn't want to make a Christmas card - you know kind of burned out from creating so many a few weeks back!  So I chose Heidi by Sylvia Zet,  her coat and boots are totally adorable and she's bundled up  and  ready to play in winter's snow.

Well, I wasn't sure if I like this one to be for a snow challenge so I created a CAS with the same image

Image: Heidi by Sylvia Zet - Whimsy Stamps

Image stamped with Tuxedo black memento ink  

onto Neenah white smooth cardstock.
Colored with Copics.

Stampendous Frantage Chunky White Embossing Enamel

Memento  Summer Sky

Score Tape
Mini Pop Dots from All Night Media

So come on and play with us today! There's a good chance you could win the store gift certificate!

Challenges entered:

 City Crafter Challenge   - Winter White
 Deep Ocean Challenge Winter Dreams  
 Inky Chicks  Anything Goes
 Party Time Tuesdays -  Anything Goes
 PIN  Inspirational - Snowflake image 
 Sweet Stamps  Winter Blues
 Top Tip Tuesday  Keep It Simple
 Love to Scrap - Use something beginning with at least one of the following letters: L, T, S, C, B
 Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Snowflake(s)

Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Stampendous House Mouse - Happy Cone

Happy Hump Day! The week is almost over and another fabulous weekend ahead. Even though we have nothing plan for this weekend - it's just fabulous hubby can relax to!

Today I am showing off one of Stampendous House Mouse stamps for 7 Kids College Fund Store.  This image is  "Happy Cone" and I just love it! It's the perfect stamp for a birthday card rather your 2 or 92! Everyone will smile when they see these sweet mice lighting the candles.

I stamped the image with Tuxedo black memento ink onto Neenah white smooth cardstock.  Colored with copics.

1. Cupcake: R27, R24, R22, R20
2. Cone: E21, E23, E25 and E35
3. Candles:  B05- B02, B00
4. Gray mouse on the left: W5, W3, W1
5. Gray mouse in center: C5, C3, C1
6. Mouse lighting the candles: E21, E23, E25
7. Mouse behind cupcake: E53, E35, E57
8. Face, tails feet, ears:  E51, E50, E21, R20 E, 93
9.  Outline with B000

 After coloring I added Judikins Diamond Glaze to the ice cream to give it some shine. The picture doesn't really show it.

DON'T FORGET to check out 7 Kids College Fund Store - Tab, owner has a lot of products on clearance  to get ready for the new products  that will be coming soon!! Don't forget this is CHA time of year and all those new goodies will be coming right to you at 7 Kids College Fund store!! And, as a bonus - Tab, already got some dibs on some of the new products and they on pre-order, if you order now, you will be one of the first ones to show off the new products! How cool is that?

Challenges

7 Kids College Fund Challenge Dec. 31

Hello happy crafters!  Well, it surely has been awhile since I have last posted hasn't it?  It's been a long year and so glad the new one is here.  I have been going strong in the crafting world for five straight years and it caught up to me and I did a crash and burn.  In the beginning of my crafting career I was on many design teams and  I created The Outlawz Challenges that consist of 8 challenges and 48 - 55 designers....whooooaaa!!  I filled 40 -50 card orders for customer and each card was totally different and I would fill the order within 3 - 4 days. Yep there were a few orders that I stayed up all night to complete. And, yet I still thought that wasn't enough so I became the owner, publisher of  "Through The Craft Room Door Magazine" I had a great time producing the magazine  but near the end I started to dread it more than enjoy it and my stress level went way over the top. The stress was high enough to interfere with my health and I was told to get rid of the stress. So after building it up with sweat and tears for two 1/2 years - I simple gave it away. But that was a good move for me to do and slowly I see me turning back to my good old self instead of the cranky witch..

So I took the last three months off and literally did not do anything except veg on the couch. Weeks went by and I didn't even go into my craft room and I didn't miss it. UNTIL I had a very good friend come and visit me.. You probably know her, Rhea Weigland.. Rhea taught four card  classes at my local craft store and I of course had to be there!. At night Rhea and I would talk about new ideas for paper crafting!  And, then this dang crafting bug bit me right in the derriere. I caught the fever to create once again! And as you know me that wasn't enough to keep me happy so I went to Tab/7 Kids College Fund Craft Store and asked her if I could return to the design team and she said "YES"  so what better way to restart my blog, showing you some of the wonderful products you can buy at 7Kids College Fund Store and the beginning of me creating once 

 again. 

  The challenge for 7 Kids College Fun is "Anything Goes"  Yeaah one of my favorite challenges and I know it's  your favorite too! My card today is using the sweet Bubble Girl created by Mo Manning for Penny Black - Isn't she a cutie pie?!

 

Bubble Girl Mo Manning from Penny Black

Solar White Smooth Classic Neenah cardstock for stamping and coloring image.

Black Tuxedo Memento Ink to Stamp Image

Copic Markers to color image 

 Copic Markers: Hair Y21, E77, E35, E50

Skin: E11,E50, E00 and E000

Outfit: R89, R87, R85,R81

Chair: E57, E55, E53, E51 and E50

Outline to image with BG000

Jar: G17, G21, G20

Shadow below the chair: E77, C3 and C1

Wink of Stella Glitter Marker to bubbles

White Pearls from Melissa Frances

Stitched Flags By DieZyne Dies from C.C. Designs 

Side Step Card By DieZyne Dies from C.C. Designs  

I sure hope you will join us in the 7 Kids College Fund challenge with the eligibility to win a prize!! Thank you for stopping by!