Busy Hands Crafting Blog

I needed a thank you card for a guy (which I always struggle with). Thankfully, this one came together real quick and easy! Almost TOO easy... 🤔 Products Used: Spellbinders May 2018 Small Die of the Month Spellbinders Wonky Diamonds Embossing Folder

This is my very loose interpretation of this week's Sketch. 🤣 It was going to go a different way, but I just ended up going with it. I spent the majority of the day, diligently coloring and didn't have anything left in me to make another card. This is my first attempt with no-line coloring with colored pencils. I'm not good at coloring, but I'm trying to get better. 😒 Products Used: MFT Wonderful Woodland Friends MFT Scene Builder MFT Simply Thanks Die-namics Distress Ink Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Fun, little freebie set in fun, summery colors! Products Used: MFT Sea Life Freebie MFT Essential Sentiments MFT Simply Thanks Die-namics MFT Skinny Strips Die-namics MFT Blueprints MFT Premium Dye Ink Distress Inks

I've wanted this gnome set forever and today I finally get to play with it! 😍 I had so much fun coloring this little guy and the mushrooms that come with him! I just wish I had the coordinating dies that went with this set. Fussy cutting is so not my thing. Products Used: MFT You Gnome Me MFT Greetings & Salutations MFT Blueprints 33 MFT Oval STAX Die-namics Darice Clouds Background Embossing Folder MFT Grassy Edges Stencil Copic Sketch Markers Distress Ink MFT Extreme Black Ink VersaFine Ink Momento Dual Marker

I'll repost what I posted on my Facebook page yesterday: Going on a rant here. You've been warned. Ravelry has gone off the deep end. They are currently on a crusade to kick anyone off their site who supports Trump or anything that goes against (what they think does, anyway) LGBT+, minorities, etc. They posted their stance on Instagram [yesterday], so I asked the simple, non-snarky question, "Why does it even have to be about politics at all?" My question was promptly deleted, without response or explanation, purely because I asked a question that went against their new policy . Supposedly. For those of you who don't know, Ravelry is (or used to be) an incredibly useful website for all things yarn and yarn crafts. I, myself, have been a member since 2010 and it's my go-to source for patterns, yarn resources, and keeping track of my projects. I have never once questioned who I was crafting along side of or cared what their ethnicity or sexual preferences ...

I have to say, I'm not a big fan of these colors together, but I tried to make the best of it. This was not originally how my card looked. This was my attempt to salvage all that stamping. I'm not 100% thrilled with it overall, but I'm cranky, hungry, headachy, and it's hot in this craft room right now. So...tada! 😂 Products Used: MFT Flower Silhouettes Hero Arts Many Everyday Messages MFT Premium Dye Inks VersaFine Ink

I simply adore these Birthday Cake Die-namics from MFT! The possibilities are endless! Needed a birthday card for my oldest, who is turning 11 in a couple weeks, and I figured this was probably the last birthday that I could get away with adding glitter to his cards before it's "uncool" or "girly". 😂 As I type this (or right after, rather), I'm attempting to add a confetti flinger to inside, because boy, oh boy, do we love to prank this kid! He's even getting a prank cake, too, with money inside. Should be a fun birthday! Products Used: MFT Birthday Cake Die-namics Unknown Brand Star Dies MFT Blueprints Essentials by Ellen Confetti Flinger Dies MFT Big Birthday Sentiments Distress Inks VersaFine Ink Pinkfresh Studio Enamel Shapes

It's been such a rough week, I really struggled making this card. SO tired and SO stressed. I picked the sentiment to console myself. 😆 Products Used:  MFT Plentiful Petals MFT Greetings & Salutations MFT Oval STAX Die-namics MFT Blueprints MFT Party Patterns 6x6 Paper Pack MFT Premium Dye Inks VersaFine Ink Pinkfresh Studios Enamel Dots

I needed a baby card, so I opted for something really simple. I swear, with everything that's going on right now, I'm thisclose to having a mental breakdown. Not even kidding. Thank goodness for cute dies that basically do the work for me. Products Used: MFT Welcome Baby MFT Bundle of Baby Clothes Die-namics Cottage Cutz Basic Square Dies MFT Dots & Stripes Confection 6x6 Paper Pack MFT Homespun Ginham 6x6 Paper Pack VersaFine Ink Pinkfresh Studios Enamel Shapes

This was definitely another labor of love card. But when it comes to your mom's birthday, you better go big or go home! We got my mom hooked on Doctor Who (at least until recently when it started going downhill), so I've had this card in mind for quite awhile, but never got a chance to actually make it (because I'm lazy, folks...let's be honest, here). I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's inside shadow box cards and thought it would be a perfect design for this kind of card. I mean, I had to fit the whole universe in a card! 😉 I watercolored the background for the gears, the galaxy background, and the TARDIS itself (I decided to ink blend the actual window background because I didn't have any cardstock big enough for the piece and watercolor would have warped it too much). I think it's so fun that when you open the card, the TARDIS zooms around! I can't wait to send this to my mama! Oh, and the message I wrote? "I wish I could change...

Ugh. I think I complain about this every year, but I'm going to do it again, regardless. It. Is. So. Stinking. Hard. To. Make. Father's Day cards! I love sending my dad and father-in-law cards, but it is so hard to come up with designs for them. Masculine cards will always be the bane of my card making existence, but Father's Day cards, for some reason, are even harder for me. BUT, that being said, after I finally got past the planning part, I was pretty happy with what I was able to come up with. Really loving the ombre ink blending with the white heat embossing. Clean, simple, and masculine. I'll enjoy my temporary victory, for now. Products Used: MFT Happy Birthday to You Spellbinders Freebie Sentiments MFT Abstract Background MFT Blueprints 33 Distress Inks VersaFine Ink VersaMark Ink WOW Embossing Powder

UPDATE: I FINALLY WON A CHALLENGE !!! WOOT!!! 😃🎉 Made this sweet, simple card using an oldie, but goodie. Love these adorable birds and their cages! Products Used: MFT Tweethearts MFT Dots & Stripes Confection 6x6 Paper Pack MFT Watercolor Wash Brights 6x6 Paper Pack Copic Sketch Markers MFT Extreme Black Ink VersaFine Ink Aqua Shimmer Pen Ranger Glossy Accents