Ready, set, STAMP!!!

This year, I'm so prepared.  I've prestamped things, pre-written posts, I'm ready.

I expect a rush of migraines and endo flareups, stat.

But we'll see.

I've been celebrating STAMPtember since 2015, and every year I say I'm going to meet my goals, and then I don't.  This year, I'm really, really, REALLY going to try!!!

For my kick-off card, I chose to use an Eeyore stamp set, because despite my enthusiasm for STAMPtember, I've been very run down lately and haven't had a lot of mojo.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Sketch N Scrap Monthly Challenge
• Krafty Chicks - #679 Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #212 Anything Goes 2/3
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2334 Anything Goes 1/3
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - #109 Anything Goes 1/5
• Word Art Wednesday - #611 Anything Goes 1/5
• Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything Goes 1/5
• Creative Fingers - #260 Anything Goes 1/6

Thanks so much for looking and let the STAMPathon begin!  Laters!!!!

Merry Mousey Christmas!!!

Happy Friday everyone!  There's so much crazy going on here this week but I managed to make this card anyway!  I didn't have the right markers to do the mice exactly how I wanted but I'm going shopping tomorrow :D

Just a few challenges:

• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #20 Cute Critters
• DLArt Linky Party
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #212 Anything Goes 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #610 Anything Goes 3/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas caffeinated crafting!  Laters!!

Crushing Christmas IG Hop - August - Christmas Tree

Hi everyone!  I'm excited to share my first DT post for the Crushing Christmas IG hop!  On the 20th of every month, we have an IG hop full of Christmas cards to help you build your stash all year long!  This month's theme is Christmas Tree!  I knew instantly that what I wanted to create with was this Elizabeth Craft Designs die.  It's part of their planner collection, so I cut off the holes on the side.

This card is slightly larger than a standard slimline card, but I love how it turned out so much, I'll custom make an envelope for it later.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #610 Anything Goes 2/5

Come play with us every month!  Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas Crafting!  Laters!! 

Create It 3 Ways IG Hop - August - Sympathy

Hi everyone!  I’m participating in an Instagram hop today called Create It 3 Ways!  Hosted by the lovely @amritapettus, this fun hop will take place the third Saturday of every month!  Super fun.  The theme for August is Sympathy, which may be the hardest kind of cad to make.  For me, I don't want to have to make one when I'm needing it, but it also seems wrong to keep them on hand, know what I mean?

The thing I chose to use on all my cards this month is a Blessings Box from Divinity Designs.  I don't have the subscription anymore, but this box had a Sympathy theme.

I used everything in the box but the stamp sets and the spiral circle for my cards.  That circle just didn't seem compassionate to me.

These are the three cards I created.  I think I like the first one the best.

I just really love this paper and it did all the work for the card, no embellishment was needed.

I wanted at least one of the cards to have a butterfly on it.

I know this cardstock looks like it's Kraft in the photos but it's actually gold shimmer.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #610 Anything Goes 1/5

Be sure to visit the rest of the hop!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping!  Laters!! 

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Creative Crafters!!

Happy middle-of-the-month!  It's the fifteenth and that means it's time for a new challenge at Creative Crafters!  As always our challenge is Anything Goes!!!  This card was super fun to make, sometimes it's great to follow a sketch for inspiration.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Tawny Owl Paperie - Sketch Challenge #14

Be sure to visit the blog, play along with us and check out the other DT's projects as well!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

**SUMMER NIGHTS** New Challenge with Get Creative Challenge!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges and our theme is Summer Nights!!  With all the heat and humidity, this is the perfect challenge to inspire summer-themed creations!  I took an awesome stamp from Unity Stamp Co and turned what I think was intended to be a sunset image into a moonlit scene.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #608 Anything Goes 2/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

Phoenix Rising - First Ever Fantasy Inspired Instagram Hop!!

Good morning, everyone!!  Today is the first Fantasy Inspired Instagram Hop, and I'm sharing my card here as well as on my IG, @royalpumpkinart.

Our first theme is Phoenixes, and to say that it took awhile to create this card would be an understatement.  It also was about three different cards before it was this one, but hey, that's life as an artist, right?

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #608 Anything Goes 1/5

Be sure to visit Instagram to follow along with the rest of the hop and see how everyone else was inspired.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

FOOD/BEVERAGE** New Challenge with Simply Create Too!

Happy Friday!  It's a new challenge at Simply Create Too and our theme this month is Food/Beverage!!! I may make a second card for this challenge, but for now I went with a lemonade stand because OMG has it been HOT!

                                         

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #607 Anything Goes 2/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with The Crafty Addicts!!

Hi everyone!!  It's time for a new challenge at The Crafty Addicts!!  Man, July just FLEW by, didn't it???  Our theme is always:

ANYTHING GOES!!!

I was feeling very summery and floral today, so I used this awesome digi stamp from Angie Blom Digital Designs.  She's one of my absolute favorites.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #607 Anything Goes 1/5
• Atlantic Hearts Sketch #536
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Be sure to check out the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!