Keep Calm and Game On

Today we were paid a visit from the odd plumber the Lady Commander of Copics and I met a couple years ago on our vacation to the Mushroom Kingdom. Predictably, the useless princess got herself captured again by the giant lizard and the plumber thought that he had taken her to our neck of the woods. I assured him that I had spotted no such lizard roaming our lands, and invited him in to join us playing some video games, hoping it would relax him.

I started this card by stamping the Magnolia “Game On Edwin” image and colouring him with Prismacolor pencils. I decided he needed an extra life, so I stamped a little mushroom from the Lawn Fawn “Gnome Sweet Gnome” set and coloured it green, gluing it in Edwin’s hand. I then cut the card base using the Wrap It Up cartridge and the sentiment using the Robotz cartridge. 

The red buttons on the base were blobbed with Glossy Accents and the d-pad was popped up with pop dots, earning me +88 dimensional XP points.

On the inside I stamped the top sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Harold’s ABCs” set and the bottom one with a Close to My Heart set.

I then made this little gift card holder using the Wrap It Up cartridge. Before I folded and glued it, I stamped the cardstock using the numbers from the Tim Holtz “Reflections” set.

This card will play in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #96: Birthday

The Corrosive Challenge #200: Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #78: Boys Will Be Boys

Craftitude Challenge #66: Anything Goes/Pop It Up

Die Cuttin’ Divas Challenge #167: For the Boys

Divas By Design: Anything Goes

Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC #52: Birthday

Love to Scrap Challenge #30: Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #214: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #62: For a Male

The weird plumber was oddly good at Mario Kart and Mario Party, easily beating my sister and I. After playing a few rounds he seemed more relaxed and set out once again to find the missing princess. I'm certain that when he thinks he has finally located her, it will be revealed that she is actually in another castle. Just a hunch...

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

The Monster Mail Mishap

Today I went shopping in the village, taking advantage of the BOGO sale at Mikael’s Armour Emporium; a girl can never have too many pieces of coordinating armour! As I was waiting for my pieces to be wrapped, I heard some commotion from across the street. Glancing over I spotted a foursome of monster buddies arguing whilst trying to get some letters into the postbox. They were having troubles, being that they were all too short to reach the box properly. Suddenly, a gust of wind snatched up one of the letters and the orange monster squealed in horror as it sailed away. 

I started this card by stamping the Stampotique “Line Up” image, colouring it with Prismacolor pencils and then cutting all the monsters out. Setting those aside, I worked on the background. I made the sky and grass using Distress Paint, something I bought awhile ago, and never really use that much.

I then used a stencil and some silver Distress Paint to make the bubbles in the sky, which you can only see in the right light, earning me +555 shadow XP points. I stamped and paper pieced the mailbox and envelopes using the Lawn Fawn “You’ve Got Mail” set. The clouds I stamped onto patterned paper using the My Little Shoebox “Home Tweet Home” set. Last I stamped the sentiment using a Unity stamp. 

On the inside I stamped the border using the Lawn Fawn “You’ve Got Mail” set to make it look all envelopey like. The sentiment is from the My Creative Time “Wow! So Many Candles” set.

On the envelope I stamped...an envelope….weeeeeeeird….lol.

This card will be posted in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #260: Happy Birthday

Brown Sugar Challenge #95: Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #200: Anything Goes

Craftitude Challenge #65: Anything Goes

Divas By Design: Anything Goes

Love To Scrap Challenge #30: Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #214: Anything Goes

Penny Black and More May Challenge: Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash #152: Happy Birthday

Try It On Tuesday: It’s In the Mail

I simply had to help the adorable monster friends, so I cast a retrieve spell, calling the runaway letter to my outstretched hand. I let Mikael know I would be right back to collect my new armour and walked across the street to the panicked monsters. They sighed in relief when they saw I had retrieved their letter and I helped them insert it into the mailslot.

“Thank you, lady!” the green monster said. “That our renewal for Monster Babe Magazine.”

Siiiiiiiiiiigh....

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

The Princess and the Paparazzi

Greetings. Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I were strolling through the village market, treating ourselves to some new inky accessories, when suddenly the square was flooded with dozens of reporters. Curious as to what the news-worthy event was, we headed in their direction. All of the newshounds were surrounding a little mouse princess who was visiting from Marigold Meadow. Her guards tried to push back the throng of paparazzi, shielding the tiny mouse princess from the flashes of cameras and questions being shouted at her.  

This card was made for the Creative Card Crew “Shabby Chic/Vintage” challenge that is happening now. Make a shabby chic or vintage project and come play along with us for your chance to win a prize from our sponsors!

  

I started this card by colouring the Whiff of Joy “Reporter Henry” image using Prismacolor pencils. I inked around the edges and distressed them with my blade of +20 shabbiness. On the little tag I stamped the background with a Unity stamp making it all subtly wordy, earning myself +100 subterfuge XP points, and then stamped the sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Smitty’s ABCs” set. 

On the inside I stamped the top sentiment with the My Pink Stamper “Birthday Crazy” set and the bottom one with the Crafty Secrets “Favourite Fellas” set. I then stamped a typewriter image from the Hero Arts “My Type” set...cuz you know...old fashioned reporters...typewriters...they seemed like they should go together.

The envelope was simply stamped using a border from the Dylusions “Further Around the Edge” set.

This card will spread the news in the following challenges:

Challenges For Everybody #41: Anything Goes

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge #65: Use a Tag

Love To Scrap Challenge #30: Anything Goes

Open-Minded Crafting Challenge #10: Use Some Ribbon

Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #90

As the guards shoved the nosey reporters out of the way, the Lady Commander of Copics and I drew our weapons to keep them at bay, creating a clearing for them to hurry the princess through. As they passed, the last guard in the line turned to me.

“Thank you, my lady. The Princess Squeakla shan’t forget your act of kindness. Please come visit her at Marigold Meadow and you shall be warmly welcomed,” the guard said, bowing his head.

I bowed my head in return and watched the royal party load the tiny mouse princess into her carriage and depart the village.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Double Trouble

Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I were returning to the Guild Hall after a successful morning questing in the Sequin Caves when we came upon a strange duo. The pair of girls were standing in the center of the road, their heads cocked to the side, staring at us ominously. Beside me, my direwolf Lycan growled, his hair bristling.

“Hail, mi’ ladies!” I called out. “Have you lost your way?” We were far from any town and the colourfully garbed girls seemed quite out of place on the dusty, barren road upon which we stood.

The two little ones just blinked at us, turning their heads to the other side.

“Well this is weird,” my sister whispered to me. “What should we do?”

I started this card by cutting the card base out using the Art Philosophy cartridge. I then stamped the image using the There She Goes “Amalia & Laylah” set by Megan Suarez and coloured it using Prismacolor pencils, leaving it unblended for a more sketchy look. I took the flowers that were left over from cutting the card base and sprayed them with different colours of Dylusions spray ink and added a little pearl in the center of each. I stamped the right side with a border stamp from the Dylusions “Further Around the Edge” set and the sentiment was stamped with a Unity stamp.

On the inside I used a yellow panel so you could see the colour through the holes of the flowers. The sentiment I stamped using the There She Goes “Poppy” set and a random Unity stamp.

The envelope I made using some patterned paper and was preeeeetty impressed with myself that I managed to get the word “May” on the front where you could actually see it. This earned me +284 folding XP points and allowed me to level up!

This card will bloom in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #131: Three Thirds (3 flowers and 3 pearls)

Dilly Beans: Mother’s Day/Special Lady

Dream Valley Challenge #81: Anything Goes

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #102: Anything Goes

Love to Create Challenge #114: Say It With Flowers

MFPSpeedyTV Simple Salutations Challenge #96: Mother’s Day

My Craft Spot Challenge #136: Mother’s Day or Spring

One Crazy Stamper May Anything Goes and an Embellishment Challenge

Penny Black and More May Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Spring Flowers

As the Lady Commander and I stood, contemplating the situation, the girls suddenly opened their mouths wide and a deafening shriek sounded throughout the vale, followed by cackling laughter. Then in a flash of white light, the two mysteriously disappeared. What trouble would this encounter bring in the future?

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

A Doily For Every Surface

Thanks for stopping by the Guild Hall. Preparations are in full swing here, in anticipation of the arrival of our lady mother, traveling from Castle Cambric to celebrate Mother’s Day. The house gnomes tend to get uneasy when our mother visits as she has quite a commanding presence. One of the house gnomes, Myrtle, had decided to make an extreme amount of doilies to set on all the side tables around the Guild Hall. I’m not sure what possessed her to do such a thing, but I left her to it, not wanting to spoil her pleasure by telling her our mother was not fond of doilies. 

I started this card by cutting the base out using patterned paper and the Art Philosophy cartridge. The letters for "mom" were cut using the Birthday Bash cartridge. I stamped the lady, using the Unity “Queen of the Universe” itty bitty, on the inside of the card so you could see her through the little wi. The sentiment was also stamped using that same set.

On the inside above the lady I stamped the “thanks” using the There She Goes "Cinnamon" set and the rest of the sentiment with a Unity stamp (not sure where it came from as it was in a grab bag I won). This earned me +184 mysterious XP points. I don't know what stat to apply them to as there are a mystery though...

On the envelope I stamped the corners with the Inkadinkado “Decorative Corners” set as I thought it sorta tied in with the flower doilies on the paper.

This card will stand tall in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug May Anything Goes Challenge

Challenges 4 Everybody #41: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #212: Show us the Funny

Crafty Sentiments Design: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge #81: Anything Goes

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #209: Paper Fun

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #102: Anything Goes

MFPSpeedyTV Simple Salutations Challenge #96: Mother’s Day

Milk Coffee Mother’s Day/Special Lady Challenge

Penny Black and More May Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday: Patterned Paper

Unity Friends With Flair

In the end Myrtle had made 27 doilies. I dutifully placed them around the Guild Hall as she watched with pride, sure that these frilly clumps would impress my lady mother. I suppose I could always try and donate them somewhere after this weekend….who would want 27 doilies though? Most people don’t even want one...

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

The Rockin' Wisps

Tonight the Lady Commander of Copics, Guardian of Glitter and I headed into the village to attend a rock concert that was taking place. A group called The Whispering Wisps was playing and we thought we could use a night off from questing. That’s not to say that we didn’t bring any weapons...especially after what has transpired at previous concerts in the village.

This card was created for the Creative Card Crew’s music challenge that is happening now. Make a musically themed card for your chance to win a prize from our two sponsors: Marianne Design and KennyK Downloads.

           

I started this card by colouring the KennyK “Cabaret” image with Prismacolor pencils. I then cut out the guitar using the Rock Princess cartridge. The stars I cut using the Accent Essentials cartridge and the shape the sentiment is on was cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. This earned me +333 triple tech XP points for using three different cartridges on one card. The sentiment I stamped using The Greeting Farm’s “Creeper Crew Collection” kit.

On the inside I created the sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Jessie’s ABCs” set and then stamped the music notes with the Crafty Secrets “Party Animals” set.

The envelope was also blasted with the little music notes, using colours that matched the front of the card to make it all matchy-match just the way I like it.

This card will jam in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #92: Patterned Paper

Catch the Bug May Anything Goes Challenge

Challenges 4 Everybody #41: Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #76: Lots of Layers

Craftitude Challenge #64: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge #81: Anything Goes
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #209: Paper Fun

Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC#48: Anything Goes

KennyK’s Challenge #171: Femme Fatale

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Milk Coffee Challenge: Bright Colours

Open Minded Crafting Challenge #9:Sports and Activities (guitar)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday: Patterned Paper

It turns out The Whispering Wisps did not try to murder any of the townsfolk and were actually quite talented. The lead singer, Wyonna, wooed the male attendees with her tight leather outfit and sultry voice, but that was as dangerous as the night got. After the concert was over, the three of us headed back to the Guild Hall singing Whispering Wisps songs along the way. That’s when we were attacked by brigands...there can never just be a quiet night. *siiiiiigh*

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Pretty Poison

Salutations. Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I decided to head to the village and see if we could find a gift for our lady mother as Mother’s Day was quickly approaching. On one of the corners, at the edge of a questionable alleyway, stood a small chap in a dapper looking outfit selling flowers. The flowers were sad looking, being that it was only the first week of May, but I felt compelled to purchase one nonetheless. As we turned away from the boy and started towards another stall, the Lady Commander suddenly slapped the flower from my hand.

“What was that for!?” I exclaimed.

“Poison,” she stated, turning to look for the boy who was already dashing down the alleyway, holding onto his little hat as he ran.

I started this card by stamping The Greeting Farm’s “Hello Ian” image onto watercolour paper. I then watercoloured him using Distress Markers. In the background I stamped a plaid type image using a Unity Stamp, spraying the ink with water first to make it….um...blobby? I cut the letters out using the Birthday Bash cartridge and then added some twine and buttons for +88 embellishment XP points.

The inside I stamped using the Inkadinkado “Thoughts for the Day” set. I then coloured the flowers with Distress Inks and my Hydrabrush of +90 wetness.

I stamped a flower on the envelope using the My Little Shoebox “Farmer’s Market” set and coloured it with Distress Markers.

This card has picked the following challenges to enter:

Catch the Bug May Anything Goes Challenge

The Corrosive Challenge #198: Head Gear

Craftitude Challenge #64: Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Design Anything Goes Challenge

Cut It Up Challenge #44: Mother’s Day

Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC#48: Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper May “Anything Goes and a Embellishment” Challenge

One Stitch At a Time Challenge #210: Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge #17: Rubber Stamping

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

The Greeting Farm Farm Fresh Friday Challenge: Buttons and Bows

I carefully retrieved the flower from the ground, wrapping it in a handkerchief, to take back to the Guild Hall to study the poisonous properties. I’m thankful my sister was able to detect the poisoned flower before any harm befell me. I wondered now how many other of these flowers the mysterious boy had sold, and to what end.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~