Bird's Nest

Hello fellow crafters!  I don't know about you, but I have a pile of images that need to be colored.  I print them off or stamp them and sometimes they sit.  I'm finally coloring some of them.  This post is just about one of those images I printed off last year.

This image is from A Day For Daisies called Bird's Nest.  I fell in love with the image, but wasn't sure how to color it at first, so it sat.  I needed to wait until the right time to color it and I'm glad I did.  If you have been following my journey, you know I have been taking online coloring classes from Kit and Clowder.  The classes have given me the confidence in my coloring skills to finally tackle some of these images.  This image is colored with my color pencils.  Just a few embellishments were needed.

Here's in the inside.

thank for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting By Designs: Add a Flower
• Crafting with An Attitude: #11 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner: #56 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations: #13 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday: #410 Ladies Only
• Digital Delights: #6 Anything Goes
• Jo's Scrap Shack: #123 Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet: #130 Anything Goes
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #115 Anything Goes: twist...add an animal (hopfully birds count)
• The Crafty Addicts: #123 Anything Goes

stamp used: A Day For Daisies-Bird's Nest
paper used: Bazzill, the Paper Studio-black & white, Glitz-vintage love damask
die-cut: Spellbinders Respendent Rectangles
embellishments: Beading, twine, Recollections adhesive faux pearls, the Paper Studio-white micro flowers & tan petite flowers

Dr Digi - Middle Age Stud

Hello fellow crafters!  Today is Dr Digi day.  I'm showing my latest creation using Dr Digi's image Gluteus Maximus and he is a handsome dude.

This Roman guard takes his job seriously.  I decided to create a background by drawing a stonewall and dirt/pebble walkway.  Making him look like he his standing guard at the emperor's palace.  After I had him colored up, it took me forever to decide what to do with him.  I really wanted the image to stand on it's own.  Finally, I found this beautifully handmade crinkled paper and added a few antique squared brads.

The image and background was colored with my colored pencils.  Such a handsome stud :o) It did take awhile to color up, but it had to be done right to make the image stand out.

Inside the card I used a Dr Digi Funny Sentiment Sheet 2 for the sentiment.  I thought the pun was perfect and added the Happy Birthday Stud.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #160 Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps - #118 Masculine
• Craft Your Passion - #296 Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart  - #96 Anything Goes
• Mod Squad Challenge Blog - Masculine Birthday
• Our Crafty Corner - #5 Anything Goes 
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #83 Anything Goes option add 3 of something (3 brads)
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe - #141 Male Cards

stamps used: Dr Digi - Gluteus Maximus & Funny Sentiment Sheet 2
paper used: Cream, the Paper Studio crinkle red
embellishment: the Paper Studio-square antique brads

Scrapping4fun #58

Hello fellow crafters :o)

I'm here with another challenge post for Scrapping4fun.  For the next 2 weeks it's Anything Goes!

This Z fold card was made for someone's mother who loves to quilt.  The image is from Unity called By a Thread.  I found some cute little spools and added floss around it.

The image was colored by my color pencils.

The sentiment was written by the person requesting the card.  I decided to try my hand at paper quilting.  I used some scrap paper and die-cut some squares.  Cut the squares in half and created a design with faux stitching.

The lady was in tears when she was handed the card and said it was the best birthday card she'll ever give to her mother....yes, there were no dry eyes.  Times like this makes card making worth it :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge.



stamps used: Unity-By a Thread
paper used: Recollections, Bazzill, the Paper Studio paisley blue toral, Recollections teal paisley, SU MR Designs.
die-cuts: MFT square stax 1 & stax 2
embellishments: the Paper Studio-mini wooden spools, floss, mini butttons

Ready For Some Football

Hello crafty friends!!  I'm posting a requested card today.  This was for a lady's grandson.  There are 2 cards here, because when I first made the card, there was no specified football team.  I thought I was being smart be going with a local football team, but I found out they are originally from Ohio and it had to be Ohio State colors.   This is why I need to ask the questions and not get it from a 3rd party...lol.

Anywho, here are my football cards.

The image is from Just Ink Lined called Football Helmet.  It's a simple design and a great guy card :o)

Here's the inside.  I used a "Big" sentiment stamp set from MFT (My Favorite Things).

Here's my 2nd go at this image with Ohio State colors.  I looked up the helmets to this team, there must have been 15 different designs.  I just picked one I liked and went with it.

The grandmother picked the sentiment she wanted inside.  She's the grandmother and she can.

I did a coordinating envelope with the card.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #282 Sports
• ABC Challenge - Z is for Zero

stamps used: Just Ink Lined-Football Helmet, Unity-party all day (outside sentiment), MFT-BIG sentiment
paper used: Recollections, MFT-tangy orange, SU, Grey, Bazzill, Best Occasions mixed media pack, the Paper studio-white
die-cuts used: MFT oval stax 1 & stax 2, Fishtail Flag Stax

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #70 Anything Goes

Hello fellow crafters!  It feels like it's been a very busy January already.  Hopefully you are not too busy to play in the next challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  It's a crowd favorite...Anything Goes, but remember, we want to see some stamping on your project :o)

We have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means 3 wonderful winners.

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate

Winner will receive 3 images of choice

Winner will receive up to $15 in images choices

I got to work with sponsored image from Limited Runs Stamps.

Isn't this little dragon cute as can be?  My boys love dragons, dinos, wizards, you know, boys stuff. I had to color up this image Dragon's Egg .  The leather background paper, I've had stashed for years and thought it was a good match for this image.  The orange and little bit a green paper I made from photo paper and pinata ink.

The image is colored with my color pencils.  No photoshop adjustments needed, it's that vibrant.  It did need lots of blending to add all the colors I wanted.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 2 Creative Chicks - #6 Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #6 Happy Anything 
• Crafty Friends - #23 Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - #124 Card for a Child
• Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - #10 Anything Goes/all things bright and beautiful
• Seize the Birthday - Clean & Simple
• The Crafter's Cafe - #141 Male Cards

stamps used: Limited Runs Stamps-Dragon's Egg, Unity-party all day (outside sentiment), MFT-Big Sentiments (inside sentiments)
paper used: Brazzill-pomegranate, HOTP crocodile brown, scrap blue/purple, homemade photo paper
die-cuts used: MFT circle stax 1 & stax 2, oval stax 1 & stax 2
embellishment: Really Reasonable Ribbon

Happy, happy Birthday

Hello fellow crafters and Dr Digi Friends!  I'm here today with a post for Dr Digi House of Stamps.  You haven't looked at Dr Digi stamps, you need to take a peek.  They are fun and perfect for so many ages.

I'm using this fun image Walkies.  I couldn't resist this cute image with the dog taking his little girl for a walk.  The dog looks SO happy that the sentiment literally speaks it's mind.  I also used Dr Digi Distressed Diamonds Background paper.

The image is colored in my handy dandy color pencils.  I did use 3D glossy accents for the glasses and gave her freckles.  What red head do you know, doesn't have freckles?

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #158 Anything Goes/twist Birthday/Anniversary
• Artistic Inspirations - #147 Anything Goes/twist winter blues (2nd entry)
• Cardz 4 Guyz - #102 Happy Birthday
• Crafting From the Heart - #94 Anything Goes
• Inky Chicks - #61 Anything Goes
• Jo Scrap Shack - #120 Anything Goes
• Our Crafty Corner - #5 Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

stamps used: Dr Digi-Walkies, Unity-Happy happy happy  (outside sentiment) & Party All Day (inside sentiment)
paper used:  MFT-grout gray, Dr Digi-Distressed Diamonds, Recollections, scrap discount gray paper, the Paper Studio-white
die-cuts used: MFT- oval stax1 & stax 2 , Fishtail Flag Stax
embellishment: 3D glossy accents

A Sister's Birthday Card

Hello fellow crafters.  Today I'm showing off a requested card that I made for someone's sister.

They requested this image from Unity called Sadie Girl.  I colored the image with my color pencils.  I try to keep the design simple and just let the image shine.  Since the image is 5" tall, this card is 6 x 6.  I love the Angie girls line from Unity.

Here is the inside of the card.  The sentiment was written by the requester.

Here is the card with the coordinating envelope.  I like to decorate the envelope if they are hand delivered.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge - #160 Female Birthday
• Brown Sugar - #180 Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #6 Happy Anything
• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog - #53 Happy Birthday
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe - #140 Square Cards

stamp used:  Unity - Sadie Girl 
paper used: SU old olive, Heidi Swapp-treated accessory pages, Lily Bee design - happily lost, MFT primitive white
embellishments: Adornaments fun fibers, the Paper Studio tan petite flower

Scrapping4fun - #57

Hello crafty friends and Happy New Year!

I hope you are ready to start a new year of fun challenges at Scrapping4fun.  For the next 2 weeks, it's Anything Goes :o)

We are sponsored by wonderful artist Ike at Ike's Art.

I created a canvas wall art with sponsor image called Krayzee Katz.  I colored the image with my color pencils.  Then I painted the canvas to match what I colored.  For the first time, I used a stencil with molding paste that you add some color paint for the color you want.  I'm learning something new all the time.  The decoupage took some of the brightness of the image away when I added a second coat. A little lesson learned.  The metal corner pieces I painted to bring in more of the yellow/orange faces.  A little charm that says family was added with some twine.  The canvas is hanging on my wall and there it stays.

thank for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge.

I would like to enter my canvas in the following challenges:

• Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
• Cats Only Challenge (SUYP) - #2 Furrything Goes (AG)
• Crafting with an Attitude - #11 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers - Mixed Media Stencil Challenge
• The Paper Girls Challenge - #95 Home/Family

stamp used: Ike's-Krayzee Kats
embellishments: Tim Holtz-metal corners & Bubble stencil, twine, Charmalong charm

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #69 New Beginnings

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone has enjoyed their holiday season and is ready to get back to the real world....that's not fun either.

Here at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, we are ready to start another year of great and fun challenges.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see projects that have the meaning of a New Beginning.  Remember there must be stamping, either rubber/clear and/or digital on your project.

The winner will receive 2 images of choice.

The winner will receive 7 images of choice.

The winner will receive 2 images of choice.

Thank you wonderful sponsors :o)

For this challenge I got to work with the sponsor image from Bugaboo called Moon Baby night-night.  I decided to go with a baby image since a friend of mine's daughter is having a baby very soon.  The baby's room has lots of brown accents.  I colored this sweet image with my colored pencils.  Some metal accents and lace were added for that baby touch.

Here's the inside with a sentiment from Stampin 'Up.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Hope to see you in the challenge!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations - #147 Anything Goes/twist winter blues
• Come and Get It Challenge - Something New
• Robyn's Fetish Challenge - #297 Anything Goes
• Simon Says - Monday Challenge - Something New
• The Crazy Challenge - #213 Celebrations
• The Paper Girls Challenge - #95 Home/Family
• The Pencil Case - J=January Colors

stamps used: Bugaboo-Moon Baby night-night, SU-Curvy Verses
paper used: the Paper Studio-kraft, Recollections-cape cod, MR Designs-men only
die-cuts used: MFT oval stax 1 & stax 2
embellishments: Simplicity lace, Straight 'N' Narrow lace (given to me from a friend), metal baby accents (making memories?)

House of Cards

Happy New Year!!  May everyone have a blessed and wonderful creative year in 2016.

I'm excited to start off the new year on a new Design Team, the House of Cards.

You have a whole month to create something beautiful.  January's challenge is "Use Embossing and/or Colors".

I decided to work with the inspiration pic of the colors, but you can also see texture....embossing inspiration too.

I used an image from Stitchy Bear called Toadstool Cottage.  The image was colored with my color pencils.  I try to stick to the color palette as much as possible.

Here's the inside.  There are a couple of houses for sale in the neighborhood and I thought I better get ready for some new neighbors.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Please check out the House of Cards challenge blog for inspiration, there are new posts every 5 days.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #344 Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - #305 Anything Goes
• The ABC Challenge - Y is Your Choice

stamps used: Stitchy Bear-toadstool cottage, Stampin' Up-Right at home
paper used: Bazzill-lily pond, lt green & brown, MFT grout gray
embellishments:  3 Girl Jam jute ribbon, the Paper Studio pearl adhesives