A Little Bit o' Paper: June 2023

Friday, June 30

A Little Bit of Sunshine (Cut It Up)

The new challenge at Cut It Up is "Hello Sunshine" and I love it!!! Here's my project. I made a card using a sunny pattern I found on my Cricut Design Space.

Check out the blog and make plans to play along!!!

Sun pattern at Cricut Design Space

Sentiment by Create With TLC

Sharing my project with:

~No Stamp Challenge-Summer

~Simply Create Too-Summer

~613 Avenue Create-Summertime

~Dream Valley-dies/punches

~Inspiration Station-photo inspiration (inspired by the sun)

~I Spy With My Little Eye-sunny/warm colors

~Little Red Wagon-sunshine

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes
~Creative Fingers-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Thursday, June 29

Whoa Coolio (Krafty Chicks GDT)

This is my fifth and final Krafty Chicks post for the month of June! It's been fun being the guest designer and I thank all the Krafty Chicks for the opportunity!

This week the theme is Anything Goes and here's my card. I created a Ninja Turtle on my Cricut and made a coolio card :)

Sharing my project with:

~Crafter's Café-humorous

~Twisted Thursdays-anything goes and make us laugh

~Creative Moments-men/boys

~Park Hopping-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ride- Shell Shock

~Cutie Pie-cute and lads

~Dream Valley-dies/punches

~As You Like It-plain or patterned paper-Definitely patterned paper!!! I just love the many different patterns and designs there are and there's always a pattern in my stash for EVERY type of card I want to make!! (even Mutant Turtles!!! haha!!)

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-tweens and teens

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~QKR Stampede-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Sunday, June 25

A Friend Like You Is Refreshing...

...as a glass of lemonade on a hot summer day.

Sentiment no longer available

Sharing my project with:

~Four Seasons Challenge-Summer

~No Stamp Challenge-Summer

~Simply Create Too-Summer

~613 Avenue Create-Summertime

~Aud Sentiment-sentiment and summer

~Path of Positivity-anything encouraging/uplifting

~Word Art Wednesday-anything encouraging/uplifting

~I Spy With My Little Eye-sweet treat

~Little Red Wagon-bows

~Crafty Calendar-Summertime

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Christmas Tree Tag (Songs and Rhymes Challenge GDT)

So happy to be the guest designer at Songs and Rhymes Challenge this time around. The song for the challenge is this song...

Isn't it cute!!!

This is what I was inspired to create!

"A great big merry Christmas tree!"

Play along with us! Let the poem, a line or a phrase inspire you. Check out the blog post for all the details!

Tag pattern found at Cricut Design space

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-no design paper

~Sparkles Christmas-Christmas and tree

~Happy Little Stampers-Christmas

~CRAFT-Christmas

~My Time to Craft-travel (I hope it fits the theme. If not. let me know and I'll delete it)

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Everybody Art-transportation

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Thursday, June 22

Birthday Wishes (Krafty Chicks GDT)

This is my fourth Krafty Chicks post for the month of June!

This week the theme is All Occasions and here's my card. I went with a birthday theme full of yummy cupcakes!!! Check out the challenge blog and play along! It's a wonderful blog to participate in!!

Cupcake is a punch

Sentiment is no longer available

Sharing my project with:

~Addicted to Stamps and More-birthday

~Incy Wincy-birthday

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~I Spy With My Little Eye-sweet treat

~Creatalicious-anything goes

~QKR Stampede-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Sunday, June 18

Hope Your Birthday Is the Cat's Meow!

Sentiment no longer available

Cat pattern found at Cricut Design Space

Sharing my project with:

~Incy Wincy-birthday

~Addicted to Stamps and More-birthday

~Crazy For Cats-anything with cats

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Crafty Animals-anything with an animal

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Creatalicious-anything goes

~Let's Craft & Create-anything goes

~QKR Stampede-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday, World Traveler!

Pattern found at Cricut Design Space

Sharing my project with:

~Hearts Quest-travel/vacation and heart/love

~Incy Wincy-birthday

~Sparkles-no stamping

~Everybody Art-transportation

~Addicted to Stamps and More-birthday

~I Spy With My Little Eye-things with wings (airplane)

~CRAFT-transport

~Alphabet-F is for "flying"

~My Time to Craft-travel

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Hello

Well, hello to The Library Challenge!!! It's started again!

So happy to see it back!!

Girl pattern found at Cricut Design Space

Sharing my project with:

~The Library Challenge-The Girl in the Polka-Dot Dress (see that she has a similar style polka dot dress, high heels and black hair!!)

~Sparkles-no stamping

~Wednesday's Creative Inspiration-for the girls

~Cardz 4 Galz-dies/punches

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Saturday, June 17

Happy Halloween!

Don't forget to join the Halloween Crafts All Year 'Round challenge. I've made another Halloween card!!

Sentiment no longer available

Cat pattern found at Dreaming Tree (Part of Cat's Meow Tea Light)

Sharing my project with:

~Crazy For Cats-anything with cats

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Two Old Bats-anything Halloween

~Crafty Animals-anything with an animal

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Creative Inspiration Challenges-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Maybe I Can't Stop the Downpour...

But I Will Always, Always Join You

For a Walk in the Rain

Sentiment by A Piece of Heart (no longer online)

Sharing my project with:

~Sunday Songs and Rhymes-Singing in the Rain ("come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face")

~Path of Positivity-anything encouraging/uplifting

~Happy Little Stampers-anything with dies

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Cardz 4 Galz-dies/punches

~Creative Knockouts-outside fun

~Creative Inspiration Challenges-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Friday, June 16

Happy Father's Day (Cut It Up)

Hello! The new challenge is posted at Cut It Up and the theme this time is "masculine".

I created a card for Father's Day. I found the pattern at Cricut Design Space.

Sentiment no longer available

Card pattern found at Cricut Design Space

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Moments-men and boys

~Cupcake Inspirations-Father's Day

~Cardz 4 Guyz-Father's Day

~Shopping Our Stash-for the boys

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Daring Cardmakers-make it masculine

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Thursday, June 15

Spooky Ghost Jar (Halloween Crafts All Year 'Round)

The new challenge is posted at Halloween Crafts All Year 'Round. Be sure to check out the challenge and get your Halloween on!!!

Here's another Halloween-themed jar I made to use as decorations for Halloween!

Sharing my project with:

~Two Old Bats-anything Halloween

~Inkspirational-seasonal (Halloween season)

~The Fairy & The Unicorn-anything fantasy goes (ghost)

~Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~Let's Craft & Create-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Doctor, Doctor...(A Barrel of Monkeys)

The new challenge at A Barrel of Monkeys is a Doctor's Kit!!

I created a doctor card using a pattern that I found on Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Aunts-jobs (doctor)

~Daisy Chain-no design paper

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~A Perfect Time to Craft-anything goes

~~HONORABLE MENTION~~

~Creatalicious-anything goes

~Crafting Happiness-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~~HIGHLY COMMENDED~~

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~~TOP PICK~~

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Thank You (Krafty Chicks GDT)

This is my third Krafty Chicks post for the month of June! This week the theme is CAS (clean and simple) and here's my card. Really enjoying my GDT at Krafty Chicks!!! So many awesome challenges for everyone to join and play along!!

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-no design paper

~Path of Positivity-anything encouraging/uplifting

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Little Red Wagon-love

~Creative Fridays-love

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Crafty Addicts-anything goes

~Ellibelle's Corner-anything goes

~Paper Funday-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday Elephant (Creative Crafters)

The new challenge is posted at Creative Crafters and it's always anything goes. I created a cute card with a printed off background picture and an elephant cut from my Cricut as well as a diecut grass and sentiment.