Friendship Book...

 The challenge this month at Dragonfly Dreams
is anything goes. I cut out a book with my initial
and then decorated it with a friendship theme

Creative Details
Stamp: Stampendous
Embellishments: pearls, ribbon, flower,
stickers, gems

Challenges
A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
Allsorts - anything goes
Ally's Angels - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Gitls Creative Fun Art and Scrap - anything goes (mo digis)
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Little Red Wagon - something repurposed
The Outlaws - anything in card free zone
Word Art Wednesday- anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day with an Open Heart

A Book Keeps the Troubles Away...

 Welcome to the Creative Fingers Challenge.
This challenge is always "anything goes."
This time we are sponsored by 
Anne-Constantly Carding 
Be sure to check the blog to find the fabulous prize for this month.

Creative Details
Image: Anne Constantly Carding
Colors: Copic Makers
Inks: Distress Oxide inks
Embellishments: ribbon and gems

Challenges
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
A Place to Start - anything goes
Ally's Angels - anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - CD or digital
Classic Design Team - anything goes
Crafty Gals corner - add a ribbon
Digi Choosday - anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anthing goes
Paper Funday - create your own background
Simon says Stamp - make your own background
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart

Stenciled Dahlias...

 Here is a card done with a dahlia stencil and
some beautiful colors that I was able to blend 
with Distress Inks

Creative Details
Stencil: Altenew
Sentiment: Peddlers Den/Makin a Scene Stamps
Colors: Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments: pink pearls

Challenges
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Colorful Options - be bold
Crazy is our fame - use a stencil
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Love to Craft - anything goes
Mix it Up - anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - pinks and pearls
the Crafty Challenge - anything goes
Triple B - birds, blossoms or Butterflies

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart

Zebras on the Sahara...

 I love the different animals from Africa that
that you can find from Peddlers Den/Makin' a Scene Stamps.
This is a scene I created with a colorful sky

Creative Details
Images: Peddlers Den/Makin a Scene Crafts
Colors: Copic Markers, Distress Oxide Inks
Tools: Stencil

Challenges
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Allsorts - anything goes
A Place to Start - anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - L is for landscape
Crafty Animals - Animals
Critter Crazy - animal
lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Love to Craft - anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge - anything goes
Pattie's Creations - anything goes
Stamping Sensations - animals
The Paper Funday - anything goes - create background
We Love Stamping - stamp hand colored

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart

Sunflower Encouragement...

 Welcome to the Creative Fingers challenge.
This challenge is always anything goes but
be sure to check back for the prize.

Creative Details
Image: Unity Stamps
Colors: Copic Markers and Distress oxide inks
Embellishments: glitter, flowers, gems

Challenges
A Place to Start  - anything goes
Beautiful Blossoms - anything floral
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Cardz 4 Galz - hip to be square
Krafty Chicks - use stamps
Double D - sunflowers
Ellibelle Corner Crafty Wednesday - anything goes
Everybody Art - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Simon Says  - Stamp (no digis)
The four Seasons - fall
Pattie's Creations - anything goes
The Paper Funday - anything goes/create own background 
Triple B - birds, blossoms or butterflies
We Love to Create - mixed media
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day with an Open Heart

Happy Birthday Cupcake...

 Welcome to the Dragonfly Dreams
monthly challenge - "Birthdays."

Creative Details
Image: House Mouse
Colors: Copics and Distress Inks
Embellishments: glitter, ribbon, gems
Tools: Spellbinders Die Cut

Challenges
Allsorts - add sentiment
Ally's Angels - anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
Crafty Animals - animals
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Critter Crazy - animals
Cut it Up - use a die cut
Digi Choosday - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Girls Creative Fun Art of Scraps - patterned paper
Krafty Chicks - anything goes
Simon Says - anything goes
The Crafty Challenge - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day with and an Open Heart

Rocky Shore...

 I have not used alsohol inks for painting in a long time.
I decided this shore scene provided some great areas
to highlight different colors from the blues in the sea
to the green in the trees.

Creative Details
Images: All from Peddlers Den/Makin' a Scene Stamps
Colors: Alcohol Inksm watercolor 
Ink: Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments: enamel dots

Challenges
A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - amything Goes
Allys Angels - anything goes
Digi Choosday - anything goes
Everybody Art - we love stampings
Morgans ArtWorld - anything goes
Simon Says - Add a sentiment
Sweet Stamping - summer
The Creative Crafter - anything goes
The Paper Funday - Summer Vacation
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart,

Born for the Beach Mermaid...

 Welcome to the Creative Fingers Challenge. This is the second
challenge in our extended summer break. Remember
 anything goes and check the blog for the prize!!

Creative Details
Image: Julia Spiri
Colors: Copic markers and watercolor
Embellishments: glitter, gems and stickers

Challenges
A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
Ally's Angels - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes
Crafty Animals - anything with animals
Classic Design Team - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T  summer
Daisy chain Challenges - for the girls
Digi Choosday - anything goes
Just us Girls - frame
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Mirtillamente - anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - summer fun
Morgans Art World - anything goes
Simply Create Too - life is a a beach
The Crafting Challenge - summer
The Four Seasons - summer
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day with an Open Heart

Watermelon is my favorite...

 This month at the Dragonfly Dreams Challenge it is all 
abour our "favorite thing."
At the top of my list, especially in the summer,
is watermelon!

Creative Details
Image: Not Too Shabby
Colors: Copic Markers
Digital papers
Embellishment: glitter, sticker, gems

Challenges
A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
A Perfect Time To craft - anything goes
Birthstone - ruby and peridot
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Di's Digis - sentiment
Farm Quest Kitchen - food
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Love Those Patterned papers - summer
Festive friday - anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes
Moving Along With the Times - summer fun
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes/easy living

Stay Warm Harted and Great Each Day With an Open Heart

Lighthouses Shine...

 I love to do shutter cards when I have time. I was lucky to have
 an assortment of beach and lighthouse images from Peddlers
Den/Makin a Scene Stamps so every box got filled.

Creative Details
Images: Peddlers Den/Makin a Scene Stamps
Colors: copic Markers
Embellishment: glitter

Challenges
A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
Ally's Angels - anthing goes
Classic Design Team - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Crafty Animals - anything with animals or birds
C.R.A.F.T. - summer
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Digi Choosday - anything goes
Krafty Chicks - stamps
Make My Monday - colorig mediums
Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes
Simon says Stamp/ - anything goes
The Crafting Challenge - summer
The Four Seasons - summer
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart

Boy at Beach...

 This is a fun scene with a boy and his
sandcastle at the beach. This card was colored with 
water colors and all the images are from 
Peddlers Den/Makin' a Scene Stamps

Creative Details
Image:Peddler's Den/Makin a Scene Stamps
Colors: water color

Challenges
Alphabet Challenge - summer
Classic Design Challenge - summer vacation
Craft Rocket - summertime
Crafty Challenges - make it cute
Di's Digis - hand colored
Get Creative - use red, white or blue
I Spy With My Little Eye - summer vibes
Sparkles Monthly - one for the boys
The Creative Crafters - anything goes
The Four Seasons - summer
 Time Out - on vacation
The Cutie Pie Challenge - "B" - boy
We Love Stamping - sun, sand an surf
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart.

Sweet Peonies...

 Welcome to the Creative Fingers Challenge. We are
on our summer schedule and this challenge will
last weeks. Plus, be sure to check out the prize on the blog
because it is both fun and fabulous!
 

Creative Details
Image: Peddlers Den/Makin a Scene Stamps (peonies)
Color: Water color
Embellishments: Enamel Dots
Tools: Spellbinders Die cut

Challenges
A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
A Place to Start - anything goes
Digi Choosday - anything goes
I Spy with my Little Eye - flowers
Love to Craft - anything goes
The Four Seasons - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes
Patties Creations - anything goes
Morgan's Art World - anything goes
The Crafting Challenge - flowers
613 Avenue Create - anthing goes/floral

Stay Warm Harted and Greet Each Day With an Open Heart