Monday, July 20, 2015

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #58 Anything Goes

Hello fellow crafters :o)  It's been really hot here and this week is not any better with temperatures in the 100s.  Sounds like more time to be inside and stay cool.  Once again, I want to thank all you for your sweet comments on the last challenge.

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks it's Anything Goes, but remember you still need some stamping on your project, either rubber, clear or digital.  We will have 3 winners, because we have 3 wonderful sponsors.

The winner will receive a $12 gift certificate.

The winner will receive a $10 gist certificate.

The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate.

Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors :o)



For this challenge I used the image Greek House 2 from Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet.  I love this scenery image and it was fun to color with my color pencils. The map behind the image was a bus map I had from my visit to Greece, but it was bright with colors.  So it didn't compete with the image I decided to copy the map and make it black and white.  I finish the inside, but my camera didn't want to focus on my blank white cardstock (it looks like the front, but without the image).

Ready for a couple of Greece pics.  We went to Greece in 2010 for a dear friend's wedding.  It was at the end of August and it was HOT!  A Greek wedding is fabulous to attend at least once in a lifetime. It is one that I will never forget. Wedding bus picked us up at 4pm, wedding at 6ish-7ish, dinner served at midnight, lots of dancing, and the bus took us back to the hotel around 4:30am.


Here is Athens, Greece from the top of Filopappou Hill.


The Parthenon at night from our hotel.  We had The Temple of Zeus right outside our window.


Yes, I was 32 weeks pregnant with my 4th boy.  It didn't slow me down climbing up all those hills to see everything. People there really thought I needed to be in bed resting, but I couldn't with SO much to see.  Besides I needed to eat some of that great food :oP  There are hundreds of pics, but can't put them all in one blog post.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I like to enter my card in the following challenges:


stamp uesd: Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet - by IKEs Art Greek House 2
paper used: Recollections cape cod, the Paper Studio black & white
copy of a bus map for background paper


17 comments:

Lillian A said...

Great scenic card, Tina -- looks like you spent some time coloring this and it's paid off well with a fabulous card! Awesome.

BrendaB said...

Beautiful card, Tina! I love your coloring!

Anne Lise said...

Thank You for making such a fabulous project using our images.

It is a pleasure to sponsor you and I do hope you have enjoyed working with our images.

Love and best wishes

Anne Lise (Sponsor Co-Ordinator for Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet )

KarinsArtScrap said...

Tina gorgeous card great colouring
Thanks for join us at
{Digistamps4Joy DT Member}

Karin


Anonymous said...

What a great card. The image is wonderful and such a neat idea to copy and use an actual map. Nic pics of Greece too:)

Miss Emerald said...

Absolutely fabulous creation. Thanks for joining us at Card Mania Challenges. Good luck and hope you'll join us again.

Unknown said...

What a lovely memory! thanks for sharing that with us :) I can see why you choose that image. I bet it brings back memories. Beautiful job with the colouring once again Tina!!

Tammy

ike said...

What a stunning card - thank you for using one of mine :-D I am so glad you enjoyed Athens... I live in Greece and you are right about Greek weddings.... definitely a 'must do' at least once in your life. I got married here on my Island and it was fabulous :-)
Thank you for making such a great project using our Digis.
It is a pleasure to sponsor you and I hope you have enjoyed working with our images.

Best wishes,

IKE x

DT for StitchyBear Digi Outlet

Asmah Zainal Abidin said...

That is a stunning image Tina. Great creation! Thank you so much for entering our challenge at Digistamps4Joy this month. Come join us again next month. Have nice moments always :)
Fondly,
Asmah
DS4J DT
Qinaahana Arts and Crafts {My Blog}

Julie Odil said...

Great card, Tina, and I love your pics of Greece! Thanks for joining our challenge this month at DigiStamps4Joy. Julie, DT Member

Heather said...

What a pretty image. I LOVE those pops of blue as blue is my favorite color.

Ann Chuang Crafts said...

What a stunning card!! Love your coloring!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous colouring, I truly thought it was a photo at first glance. Also a gorgeous baby bump ;)

Thanks for sharing this with us eclectic girlies

Tracey:)

rachel said...

I adore your make - and the story behind it too! What a lady! Well done you! Thanks for sharing with us at Countryview challenges and good luck in the draw! Hugs rachel x

LeslieT said...

Your coloring is amazing on this! Absolutely gorgeous! And holy crap... what a baby bump! THAT'S why you wanted me to check out your Big Mama blog post! Bwahahaha! ;)

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Thank you SO much. I love the scenery images and might have to get some more to color up. I want to go back to Greece so I can explore a little more outside of Athens this time. At least spending 9 days there I got to see everything and enjoy lots of great food :o)
Thank you for sponsoring us :o)

ILEANA ARTUFFO said...

Lovely creation (...and lovely baby bump)!
Thanks for playing at Card Mania Challenge.
Ileanaxx