Make your own Background...

Our Challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends is to sponge over a die cut negative to create your background. I have used a Spellbinder Label  21 for my background. Using Tim Holtz green lavender and blue inks I sponged them on over the negative shape. Then using The Dogwood Flower image I heat embossed it. A little dyed ribbon and stitching, some sparkles and viola a quick card!

I did a second one with a bit of a twist. I just laid the Spellbinder Label 20 die down sponged the red and green inks then used red to sponge on the outside of the die just leaving the outline. Heat embossed one of the Christmas Cardinal images, matted and stitched it all together! The sentiment was from from the same set.

I love Saturdays!!

My day off after a long week and I'm ready for a new Challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends.

 How about you?? Our theme this week is to use a Banner Die Cut on your creations.

 I used two sizes of a Spellbinder banner die. Also used a Spellbinder Scalloped Oval

 embossed with a Dotted Swiss folder.

The little scalloped topper was cut with a Stampin Up Die.

 I used a little paste to add some texture to the bottom and then cut the sentiment 

with a Spellbinder Fancy Label Die. The Sentiment if from the

Set. As it turned out this is a die cut card lol! My talented teammates

 went all different ways with this one so be sure to 

stop by and check out the Fab creations!!

Happy Tuesday Friends!!

Today at Tuesday Throwdown Team B is being sponsored by Sweet & Sassy. 

 They have given us some fun images to work with. Out theme is For A Child. 

 I am using the Ice Cream image and Sentiment from that set.I printed the 

ice cream large twice and a very small one also. After coloring them 

all I cut out just the ice cream. added some stickles and foam dotted it onto the whole 

image for more dimension. The stripe is a piece of old MME stitched on. A little strip

of embossed and die cut white added and them a piece of rick rack. The sentiment

 was cut with a Scalloped Square Spellbinder and then the little ice cream

 and some dots added. Im sending this to my granddaughter.

We would be delighted if you stop over and join us this week!!

Good Morning Friends

It's that time again. Speedy Fox and Friends is challenging you to

 use gold and silver on your creation. For some reason I just was sorta stymied on this one.

 Finally decided to stitched a piece of gold lame onto the black.

 From there I stamped the coneflower fro the Cone Flower Set and cut it out. 

The Sentiment is  silver heat embossed from the Sunflower Set and cut with a Spellbinder

 die then foam dotted on. It looked so plain so I added some "Australian Lace" with 

Silver Stickles.A little harder that doing it with smooth flowing frosting lol! Voila done!! 

Here in the Mohave Desert we are having our last hurrah of heat today 109 and 

then its supposed to cool down to the low 100s by next week!! 

I'm SO ready for some cooler weather.

 Ready to get my garden in and not having to walk before sun up.

Happy Saturday....

Here at Speedy Fox and Friends we have a new Challenge for the upcoming week. 

All the team has some great inspirational creations to get you going!

  The challenge is to Stamp over Stencils. After using some blue lavender and green inks

 with my stencil I also used THE Cracked Hello Set to stamp over the

 stencil in random spots.  After that I used the small rose from the  Roses Set

 I stitched on then distressed the edges and dyed a bow to match.I have to say this the jewels

do match, something about the lighting turned them neon turquoise!!

 All mounted on the blue for a pretty quick card.

 I'm on a twofur roll the past couple weeks LOL!! Needed another card and had started this one first and didnt like it, but after I finished it, it's not so bad so showing it too.

Used a triple square stencil in different colors and then just plain stamped over with the

 Rooster and Hen from the Flap My Wattles Set.

 My friends birthday is here and we have been friends for  40 years!! 

This will make her laugh for sure!

We will look forward to seeing all your great creations when you join us this week!!

It Tuesday~~~

Time for a new Challenge at Tuesday Throwdown!  Team B is showing off their Creations today.

 The CHALLENGE is SWEETS. Show us your card with some type of sweet treat on it.

I need two cards and liked both images so have made two different cards today.

Our Sponsor is Robyn's Fetish, check out their huge selection of images!!

The first uses the Snowman Cone image
Pretty simple, stitched on the plaid and cut a banner. After coloring and glittering the cutie Snowman image I cut it out and mounted on the embossed banner. A quick folded bow attached with a button finishes the top of the banner. The sentiment is cut with a Spellbinder and attached to the black punched with a Marvy punch.

The second is using the Cupcake With Leaf image
After cutting and stitching on the corner pieces I colored and cut out the cupcake image. A little glitter added to the flower. The layers were cut with a Scalloped Spellbinder rectangle die. The brown embossed and cupcake added. The bow is dyed seam binding. The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinder Label with a little jewel added .

Be sure to stop over and show us your Sweet Stuff this week!

Good Morning Friends...

Can you believe August is just about gone? We are supposed

 to be cooling down into the low 100's by next weekend, woohoo summer is winding down!

So anyways onto our Friend of Speedy TV Challenge this week. The card 

that none of us really wants to make. A Sympathy Card is this weeks theme.

My friend's son passed away last week so I made two trying to decide

 which one to give her.  The first one I used the image from the

 Oriental Joy Set with a little bit of coloring. I didnt want to use a

 sympathy sentiment so the thinking of you is from the Chrysanthemum Set.

 

For this card I stamped the tule images from the Marsh Silhouette Set as is the

sentiment attached with a brad.

Stop by and join the Challenge this week!!

Happy Saturday Friends....

Candles is the challenge, cut out, embossed or image.

 Show us a candle on your card for the new Friends of Speedy TV Challenge. 

 Since I didnt  have an image or folder I have cut my candles 

out of some red paper adding a little shaddowing, drips and flame atop.

 My papers are from Paper Studio Country Christmas Pak. 

After cutting out the candles I punched and die cut the foliage and pinecones with 

Spellbinder dies and Martha Stewart punch. The matted sentiment is from the 

Poinsettia Set. The candles were easy and fun to make and it made a quick 

and easy card.I added a little doodling across the top to go with the hearts.

Stop over for a little jump start on inspiration.

 My teammates have used a variety of ways to make candles.

Its time for a New Challenge

Im excited to share our new challenge with you this week at

Tuesday Throwdown.  Team B is Challenging you to use Texture!

Now with all the different medias available the sky is the limit on this one so join us!!

Our sponsor is Lawn Fawn and they have generously supplied us with a set of our choice.

 I am using the  Cruising Through Life Set. This is the cutest set with lots of fun pieces.

It would be great to use for a friend or mate either one.

 You will want to drop by Lawn Fawn's Shop and pick a few of their awesome sets.

They also have matching dies for some of their sets!

So I first created a background with the gelatos and them added texture with two

 different folders, lines for the grass and swirls for the sky. Next I added clouds and 

used a daisy stencil for the sun.

The flowers are from the set and I added dimensional paint to them.

 I stamped the fun sentiment from the set along the bottom . The bicycle was stamped 

colored with watercolors and some silver sparkle paint. Cut out and attached and the 

whole thing attached to the green base.  I made this to give to my hubby to encourage 

him a bit. He was hurt over two years ago and it has only worsened with time, 

he cant work or do much, so wanted to make him smile a bit!

Saturday Challenge

at Friends of Speedy TV is to make a double punched edge on your card. For my card I started with a piece of pink Bazzill paper and added a MME dp that I punched with a Martha Stewart     punch.
The white center was embossed with a folder and stitched on. The sentiment is from the Celebrate Set and stamped on the Bazzill. It was cut out with a Spellbinder Fancy Label die. The flowers are from the Tiny Flower Set and colored with pencils.

Heat and more heat!

It has been a hot week and I sure will be glad to see fall come bring a bit of cooling for us!
Are you all ready for a new Challenge??

 Today it is an easy one, all you have to do is use some Bakers String!

 Fortunately for me my friend sent me a couple packages a while back

. One was lavender so decided to do a Christmas card using  lavenders.

 My Skate image is from the  Ice Skate Set and the sentiment from the Presents Set.

The Snowflakes were punched with a Martha Steward Punch out  

of vellum and crystal glitter added. The frame is a Spellbinder with more \

crytal glitter on it. The Sentiment was hung with a brad.

Be sure to stop over and share your Bakers Twine creation with us this week!!