Happy Saturday! I hope you are enjoying some nice spring weather. We've had a beautiful spring week, trees are finally beginning to bloom and the birds have not stopped singing. It's about time!!!
Saturday means we have a new challenge for you at the Allsorts challenge blog, and it also means a new Linky has been posted at the end of this post for Papercrafters' Linky Party. Remember at Papercrafters' Linky Party anything papercrafts goes, it's just fun feature here on my blog for papercrafters to share what they've been creating so it can be new or recently made. If you'd like to share something simply scroll down to the end of this post.
At Allsorts challenge, Brenda is our host this week and she picked the theme of "All About Pets" in honor of National Pets Awareness Month (in the UK), so this can be cats, dogs, mice, hamsters, rabbits, canaries, fish, maybe even horses or donkeys...and many more!
Of course I had to use one of my cat stamps, I've actually had this stamp for some time now (maybe 2 years) but never used it. Hard to believe, but there are so many stamps to use and only so many hours in a day. Glad I finally got it out because it's sooooo cute!!!!
Critter Time
// Enjoy Life
// Beneath the Birches die set // Pumice Stone Distress Ink // Shabby Shutters Distress Ink // Tonic Stamp Platform // Quotations Stickers Set
// Enjoy Life
// Beneath the Birches die set // Pumice Stone Distress Ink // Shabby Shutters Distress Ink // Tonic Stamp Platform // Quotations Stickers Set
The image from the set Critter Time has been heat embossed on Bristol Vellum paper using Versafine onyx ink and clear embossing powder, then watercolored with my Zig Clean Color brush markers. The sky and grass portion were also watercolored with these markers, then I used a stamp from the set Enjoy Life by Penny Black to stamp the grass using Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. The trees were diecut using Penny Black's die Beneath the Birches die set and I inked them with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. I added some leaves which were punched using an old Martha Stewart punch and a few prima flowers secured with brads finish off the card. Sentiment is one of the stickers from Tim Holtz' Quotations Stickers Set. I wanted to leave a white border so I just used Bristol Vellum paper again as my card base.
I am also playing along here:
Tuesday Throwdown - ATGoes this week
House That Stamps Built - ATGoes this week
Paper Shelter Challenge - Die Cuts (trees, leaves)
4 Crafty Chicks - Less is More
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Animal and Why Cats- they are part of our home for about 8 years now and as much as they can annoy you, they are so much fun to have around and their cuteness lets them get away with anything!
Di's Digis Designs - Include an Animal
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Spring Flowers or ATGoes
Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
Star Stampz Challenge - Hand Coloured Image
Sisterhood of Crafters - Leaves
Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
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Papercrafters' Linky Party 13
A big thank you to everyone who shared in last week's Linky Party. I had lots of fun visiting your blogs, such great inspiration again!
This week the top pick was................
Janice
Janice shared this fun card:
I think this is a brilliant idea and so perfect!!! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Congratulations Janice, your top pick logo is below, feel free to post it to your blog if you like to.
If you would like to share a papercraft this week, simply use the linky tool below. Remember anything papercraft goes and it can be new or recently made. I can't wait to see what you've been creating! A top pick will be announced here next Saturday!
Thanks so much for visiting. I hope you enjoy your weekend!
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80lb cardstock were then used for framing/ card base. 
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. This comes at a single stamp, but I decided to cut all the animals apart, it's easier that way to get a good impression without getting edges of rubber stamped onto the card (I hate when that happens so I like my stamps to be trimmed very closely.) I started out by adding a circle mask, then inking with 
blending card using 
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