2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Amazing Owls!

Greetings, Wonderful Blogging Friends!
It's time for a brand new challenge 2 Crafty Critter Crazies!

and guess what?

I am the sponsor with my pretty Great Horned Owl Set! The set contains 17 JPG and PNG images in black and white, and also with sentiments.

I'll be giving this set to one three of my blogging friends as well, so if you are interested, just say so in comment and I'll randomly select a name on March 31.

For the month of March, join us at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies by uploading an "Anything-Goes" project as long as critter is the focal point of your project. The team has all kinds of inspiration and a variety of styles to view, so take a look!

My inky rendition depicts that period of time just after dusk. I can hear softly hooting owls in the trees talking to one another, the chirping of happy insects announcing the full moon, croaking toads and frogs in search of goodies, and perhaps even some "night owls" doing their crafting!

I printed out The Great Horned Owl digital set TWICE. 

One owl was fussy cut to make a mask. The other was colored with Copic Markers. This is one of the colored images included in the digital set.
After die cutting a circle and placing it on top of the owl mask, I used distress inks in Black Soot, Blueprint, and Stormy Sky to create a night sky.

The frame process:
(if you are reading this on my personal blog, click on the photos to enlarge)

1. Applied a double sided Adhesive Sheet to black cardstock, leaving "rough" protective layer in place.
2. After die cutting shape, I removed the protective layer and burnished in Black Microfine Glitter (if you prefer, use black glittery EP instead).
3. I distressed with VersaMark Ink here and there and applied a gold-and-black Chunky Opaque embossing powder.  Then I added a bit of chunky Black embossing powder on top of the gold color, to tone down the gold. Glittery green embossing powder was also used in the distressing process. Heat a little at a time so it does not melt the double sided adhesive sheet.
4. I die cut some white fun foam in the same shape, and edged it with a black Sharpie marker. The black frame was then adhered to the fun foam for dimension, using Double Sided Tape.

I thoroughly enjoy "distressing" with glitters and embossing powders!

frame close up:

The set comes with a leafy twig - great for framing or using around the branch. Because this set was once available in rubber, I embossing the twig with more Green embossing powder to give the leaves a night time appearance. Any twig stamp will work.

The sentiment was stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair and heat set with Black Detail embossing powder. It was distressed with the same colors as the sky background.

The Handmade paper was dry embossed and distressed with 3 colors of mousse.

Finished Card:

Stamping Hugs,

That Vintage Look at The Paper Shelter - 2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Is it REALLY November 1st already?

So glad I can share it with you - and thanks for dropping by today.

It's time for a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we love to celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)!

Our very generous sponsor this month is:
TPS The Paper Shelter
Her wonderful characters exhibit such a kindness and sweetness to them.
My card features the darling "Holy Night" digital set, including background.







I felt like doing something in a Vintage Style.


After dragging the focal image onto the background in the word processor, I flipped the entire thing horizontally so they were facing the opposite direction.


The sentiment is one I made, and am gifting it to my followers below.


In addition, I duplicated the focal image and sentiment so they could be fussy cut separately, and popped up for dimension.

Above, on a separate word processing document, I dragged 2 of the backgrounds to it, and sized them to be slightly taller than the scene on the first page. To elongate the card (making it 5x7), simply "overlay" one of the backgrounds onto the other, matching up the borders so they look continuous.

The Vintage frame needed a little help with the busy background, so I die cut a larger piece, embossed it with a very pale gold EP containing mica powder, and heat set:

Next came the assembly:

1. Adhere Decorative frame to embossed panel.
2. Adhere die cut image to framed panel.
3. Adhere die cut inner frame on top of image panel.
4. The card probably would be beautiful just like the bottom photo!

The background would be lovely all by itself with a sentiment.
or
Fussy cut one of those trees, make an extended background, pop up the fussy cut tree where the border overlaps, and put a sentiment or the lovely girl on the right.

But I placed the framed focal image panel on the background:

After inking the edges of the fussy cut pieces, the sentiment and focal image were popped up:



Gold Wink of Stella was placed around the dark card base. Clear Wink of Stella was placed on the white trees in the back ground, and more Pale Gold EP edges the background panel:


Wishing you all the joys of November!

FREEBIE SENTIMENT

I have made a simple freebie digital sentiment in two formats for my followers. NOT for commercial use, please. Use it on any of your projects, including projects involving any design teams you might be on.

Click on the image to bring it to full size, then right click and do a SAVE.

Enjoy!

Products:

• TPS The Paper Shelter "Holy Night" digital set, including background
• Other: White Cardstock, Chocolate Brown Cardstock, Clear and Gold Wink of Stella, Tea Dye Distress Ink, Pale Gold Embossing Powder

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #59 AG Christmas 11/9 (sep post)
2. Crafty Catz Challenge #481 AG-Snow 11/8 
3. A Bit More Time To Craft #103 AG (sep post) 11-16
4. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #16 AG Christmas 12/1 (sep post 12/5)
5. Animal Friends Challenge #80 (Nov) Reindeer 12/1
6. Pearly Sparkles Challenge #46 Christmas 12/1

Critter Hugs,

2 Crafty Critter Crazies and Beccy's Place

Hi, Blogging Friends!
Did you know you are un-FROG-etable?!
and it makes me HOPPY
just knowing you?!

(giggle)
A little freebie gift at the bottom today.

It's time for a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we love to celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)!


Our very generous sponsor this month is:
Beccy Muir of Beccy's Place.
She has such a whimsical style and wonderful characters.
My card features the delightful "Frog and Oleander" stamp with a few fun sentiments.

HOW THE DIGITAL WAS MANIPULATED:

For my project, I flipped the scene horizontally so it is facing the opposite direction. The image was duplicated, and saved as "flower". Then I cropped the flower off the scene and saved it separately.
It was added two more times to the oleander bush, once behind the frog and once in the lower corner, positioning each so they did not face exactly the same directions. Now this froggy is ready to bring a smile to anyone facing a bit of hardship, needing encouragement, or even an all occasion thinking-of-you card!



To make the dimensional flowers I cut out two additional flowers the same size as in the scene and popped them up:


The petals were cut separately and popped up separately:



The square in the background is also done digitally using the SHAPES feature of my word processor. Dimensional Glue was squeezed around the square and coated with clear glitter, as were the flower centers:



Finished creation:



Card Interior for Any Occasion:

I have made a silly freebie digital sentiment for you in a sweet font for either frogs or toads. NOT for commercial use, please. Use it on any of your projects, and you may use it on projects involving any design teams you might be on.

Click on the image to bring it to full size, then right click and do a SAVE.

Enjoy!

Products Used:

• Images: Frog and Oleander by Beccy Muir, Freebie sentiment above.
• Pine Needles Distress Ink, Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils and Gamsol, Dimensional Glue, Clear Glitter
• Dies: SB Scalloped Labels One, Labels One, Grand Labels One

Challenges I'd like to Play in Please:

1. Beccy's Challenges (Oct) Anything Goes using a Beccy's Image 11/1 (sep post)
2. Crafty Cardmakers #242 Add a Critter 10/14 (sep post)
3. Morgan's ArtWorld #10 Anything Goes 11/1 (sep post)
4. Tuesday Throwdown #441 Anything Goes 10/4
5. C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #529 Animals 10/2 (sep post) My froggy animal is enjoying his flowers 

Froggy Hugs!

QKR Stampede and Stamp On it at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Greetings, friends!
Here in "west" Florida, we are breathing a big sigh of RELIEF with Hurricane Dorian staying away. What a miracle! Thanks to my friends in the NorthWest who have sent their cold front our way. Now the weathermen are saying the hurricane might just go back out into the Atlantic and spare everyone!

It's time for a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)!

Our very generous sponsor this month is:
QKR Stampede from Stamp On It

My crazy card features QKR's Hippo Digital Stamp. I've used papers from my stash, some very old lace, woven satin ribbon through the lace, and played with my old Martha Stewart punch. Everything on the card is "old" except the image!




SIGH...

I just love playing with my "old stuff".
In this case, the old stuff was cool, but my resulting card is rather icky crazy!

(giggling despite myself!)

My hippo was colored with Copic Markers, Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and Black Memento Ink.

AND -- my fumble fingers MANUALLY wove the satin ribbon through the lace.
(so proud of myself!)

Wishing you all a lovely week, and I hope Dorian stays in the Atlantic and away from land.

Products:
Dies: SB Decorative Elements Teardrop Circles, SW double pierced Circles

Image: Hippo Digital Stamp, Sentiment from a Jan's Digi Shop Botanical Orchids stamp set

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. A Bit More Time to Craft #99 Anything Goes 10/15
2. Crafts Galore Encore #67 Anything Goes 10/1
3. Crafty Animals #30 Anything Goes 10/1
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge 10/1
5. Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog #44 Ribbon and/or Bow (I wove ribbon through the lace) 10-1
6. The Library Craft Challenge #41 Reader's Choice (I am inspired by Disney's Fantasia written by John Culhane - the episode of the dancing Hippo where she feels so lovely and enticing) 10/1 sep post

Hippo Hugs to you!

2 Crafty Critter Crazies with SheepSki Designs - freebie

Wow! August already! Here in Florida, August and especially September are our two hottest, ickiest months. Then again, we do have AC to help make things more comfy.

So how about you way Down Under? Are you cold?
And what about my northern friends? I hope you are enjoying a great summer.

I have a rather gaudy card share today.

Charming... 

       Sweet...

               but maybe a tad too many flowers? (giggle) -
                        is that possible?

At any rate, I love it and can smell the fragrance of those dimensional flowers wafting through the breeze where my bear friends are enjoying a lovey afternoon.

AND HAVE YOU GUESSED?

It's time for a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we love to celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)!

Our very generous sponsor this month is:
Andrea Norris of SheepSki Designs


She has such a unique style and wonderful characters.
My card features the delightful "Fuzzy Friends" Teddy Bears and her beautiful Wild Roses stem (I've turned into an autumn frame)

First I colored in Wild Roses stem in a salmony-golden-orange like color with Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils. ALL RIGHT! I ADMIT IT! I "cheated" by scanning the flower, and arranging it into a border for my beary sweet, fuzzy friends to enjoy.

I printed the frame out twice so that many of the flowers could be cut out, shaped and placed on top of the flat flowers, for a little dimension:


Using three dies from SueWilson's Ornate Pierced Rectangles, three shapes were cut. Double Sided Tape behind the filagree holds a pretty coppery brown glitter. Fun Foam holds the colored panel up to give a little dimension.

Thanks for popping by - we "crazies" hope to see your critter projects at the challenge! Help us celebrate the diversity of animal life on our dear planet!
Two Crafty Critter Crazies

Interior:



Are you a flower lover? If so, I have made a freebie digital sentiment for you in a sweet font. NOT for commercial use, please. Use it on any of your projects, including projects involving any design teams you might be on.
Click on the image to bring it to full size, then right click and do a SAVE.
Enjoy!

Products:

• Stamps: Sheepski "Fuzzy Friends" and Wild Roses stem
• Sentiment: (Mini Hero Arts), interior - computer generated.
• Dies: SW Ornate Pierced Rectangles
• Colored With: Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils and Gamsol, and Prismacolor Markers, Mowed Lawn and Scattered Straw Distress inks, Nocturne Black VF Clair
• Misc: Double Sided Tape, white fun foam, white and pale yellow cardstock, brown glitter, tiny tags, twine 

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. Addicted to Stamps #352 Make Your Mark (Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Inks) 8/6
2. Crafting With an Attitude #54 AG 9/5
3. Crafty Animals #29 AG with Animals 8/28 (sep post)
4. Crafty Creations #395 AG 8/12
5. Crafty Rocket Challenges #62 - Anything Goes 9/1
6. Love to Craft #37 Anything Goes 9/1 (check 9/5)
7. Pearly Sparkle's Challenge #43 Something Beginning with "B" (bears and blossoms) 9/1 sep post
8. ScrapyLand Challenge #118 AG SL dies (Sue Wilson) 8/7
9. SheepSki Designs Challenges #29 Critters 9/1 (sep post 9/15)
10. SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge #38 Fave Embellishments - (my favorite embellishments are to put glitter or embossing powder on die cuts, and to create dimension on a flat card using glitter and/or embossing powder) 8/19
11. World Wide Open DT #7 Anything Goes DT - technique with digital stamps - 8/15

Stamping Hugs,

2 Crafty Critter Crazies with A Day for Daisies digital stamps

Hi, everyone! I hope you are enjoying the summer weather and that all is well. Today I have a freebie sentiment for you, and an idea for how to change your digital images.
I also have a special BOO BOO edition today!
(giggle)

It's time for a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we love to celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)!


Our very generous sponsor this month is:
A Day For Daisies Digital Stamps.
She has such a unique style and wonderful characters.
My card features the delightful "Happy Love Day" Bunny

For my project, I cropped the balloons off the bunny, flipped her vertically, and made a bunny conversation with one bunny handing her friend sweet birthday balloons!

To make the frame, SB Lovin' Diamonds die set was cut 4 times, with only the top layer being embossed and colored:

At this point, I still had not noticed that all the hearts in the background were facing a single direction. It had also not occurred to me that the interior heart frame was not symmetrical.

I then die cut the bunny panel - notice that I did not have the hearts in the background facing the correct direction:

After the bunnies were cut, they were inked and adhered to the center of the card - still not noticing that the hearts are facing a different direction and that the interior hearts are not symmetrical:

It was time to adhere the frame to the card.
It was THEN that I noticed my BLUNDER!
BOO BOO TIME!
In order for the interior hearts to line up with the incorrectly cut bunny panel, the hearts would have had to be adhered SIDEWAYS (as shown below). Too bad the bunnies were already ruggedly adhered. A 45 degree angle shift would have fixed the problem. Sooooooo.....

I just let the interior panel be off center, and NOT lined up!
What's a girl to do?
(see the white spaces around the interior panel?)

Still, it was fun glittering die cuts, adding flowers, and even a little dragonfly, to make things sweet. And now you know, some blunders simply cannot be hidden!




For those of you who love digital images, and have frogs, bunnies, grasshoppers, and other "hoppity" type critters, here is a cute digital sentiment. Click on the sentiment to make it full size. Then right click to download as a SAVE PNG. (not for commercial use). I hope you enjoy it!

A Freebie Gift PNG to my Followers-
NOT for commercial use:

Thanks for stopping by, and please upload your critter theme projects to our challenge! We love each one!

Products Used:

• Stamps: A Day For Daisies "Happy Love Day" Bunny, Computer Generated "Hoppy Birthday" (freebie gift to my followers - not for commercial use)
• Dies: SB Lovin' Diamonds die set, SB "Leaves So Very Gorgeous", Dee's Distinctively Flourish Sset 4, Sue Wilson Dandelion Clocks
• Glitter: Purple, Green, Clear mixed with Pink
• Ink: Adirondack Citron, Plum, Purple
• DLArt Lavender ribbon, flowers

Challenges I would like to play in please:

1. The Cutie Pie Challenge #136 Make it Cute and With Ribbons & Bows 7/7
2. Penny's Challenges #436 Anything Goes (go to 2nd linky) 7/2
3. Crafty Creations #393 Anything Goes 7/9
4. Aud Sentiments #230 Anything Goes + a sentiment 7/9
5. Crafty Friends #113 Things Beginning with B (bunnies, balloons, birthday and BOO-BOOs! giggle) 7/9 (lower part of post)
6. World Wide Open DT Challenge #6 AG for a DT 7/15 
7. DL.ART July Anything Goes challenge 8/1

Stamping Hugs,