Scrapping4fun #62

Hello crafty friends!  We are knee deep in pollen right now and trying to stay healthy...lol.  Gotta love Spring.

Hope you are ready for a new challenge at Scrapping4fun.  For the next 2 weeks, it's Anything Goes.

Our wonderful sponsor is My Stitch Back In Twine.

I got to work with sponsored image Fashion Darcee.  She looked like a strong diva type woman, so she's colored boldly with my color pencils.  The sentiment is from Unity Stamps, it seem fitting to the image.

Here's the inside:

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Check out the Challenge blog for more inspiration from the Design Team!

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

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #292 Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar Challenge - #192 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - #65 Anything Goes
• Through the Purple Haze - #98 Flowers

stamps used: My Stitch Back In Twine: Fashion Darcee, Unity Stamps: Strong Women Know Them
paper: Discount yellow paper, the Paper Studio: black & white
die-cut: Spellbinders: romantic rectangle
embellishments: Recollections: adhesive faux pearls, the Paper Studio: flowers, ribbon

Dr Digi - For Reals

Hello Dr Digi friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi inspiration card for the current challenge on facebook.  The challenge is all about animals.  Dr Digi has some funny and some cute animals to check out.

I used this funny image Keep off the grass.  Everyone has that one friend or pet that can't behave their selves.  We have a rescue pup, that's a little on the funny side, kinda reminds me of this image.  I colored this fun image with my colored pencils.  I also used Dr Digi Polos Backing Paper, to complete my design.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Please check out the challenge on facebook

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

• Crafting From the Heart - #105 Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots - Spring is in the Air
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Ellibelle's Creative Moments - Let's Color Linky Party #6
• Ike's World Challenges - #60 Make Us Laugh
• Our Crafty Corner - #7 Anything Goes

stamps used: Dr Digi: Keep off the grass, Unity: For Reals
paper used:  Recollections, Dr Digi: Polos Backing Paper
die-cut used: MFT: oval stax 2
embellishment: the Paper Studio: metallic Round Brads

Dr Digi - Animals

Hello Dr Digi Friends and fellow crafters!  Today is my post for Dr Digi.  Some of might notice that I'm a day late on posting, that's because I'm hosting the new challenge over on Facebook.  Dr Digi has decided to host challenges on Facebook and the winner will receive 3 images of choice.  You have 2 weeks to design a project around the theme "Animals".

Here's my inspiration card for the challenge.

I'm a animal lover and just loved this image of Tyson & Topsy.  Maybe Topsy has been a bad kitty and Tyson is protecting her.  I also used Dr Digi Sepia Stripes Backing Paper.

The image is colored with my color pencils.  I wanted Topsy to be a fuzzy kitty.

Here's the inside, where I used a sentiment from Dr Digis Pet Sentiment Sheet.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Craft Rocket Challenges - #11 Anything Goes (3/3)
• Crafting by Designs - 3 or more layers
• Crafty Girls Creations - #17 Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - #134 Recipe (1 digi, 1 sentiment (inside), 2 pattern papers, 2 different embellishments (brads & ribbon))
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #129 Anything Goes with Cute Critters
• Not Just Cards - #30 Anything Goes March Challenge

stamps used: Dr Digi: Tyson & Topsy and Pet Sentiment Sheet 1
paper used: Dr Digi: Sepia Stripes Backing Paper, Bazzill, gray scrap
die-cut: MFT: Rounded Banner Stax
embellishments: Recollections: brads, 3 Girl Jam: Ribbon

Lucky Birthday

Hi crafty friends!!  I'm here today with a commission card.  I was asked to create a festive card for someone's birthday that happens to be on St. Patrick's Day.  Yes, it had to be green.

I knew I wanted to make a shaker card, it allow me to play with the fuse-it tool again.  This time it went much easier with the correct weight of acetate paper.  Then I also found this great find of glitter paper.  Extra bling points for me :o)  With all that bling I had to keep the design very simple.  The image is from Bugaboo, which I colored with my color pencils.

Here's the inside, which the poem was written by the giver.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #105 Use Ribbon
• Craft for the Craic - Luck of the Irish
• Crafting From the Heart - #104 Anything Goes
• Dream Valley - #127 All About Birthdays
• Get Creative Challenges - #35 Must Use Green
• Glitter N Sparkle - #180 Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations - #120 Green

stamps used: Bugaboo: JJ Calendar Months-March, Stampin' Up: Something to Celebrate
paper used: Bazzill: patch, Recollections: glitter paper, Michelle R Designs kingdom green & gold
die-cut: MFT Oval stax 1
embellishments: Really Reasonable Ribbon, 3 Girl Jam ribbon, Treehouse sequins, Recollections glitter shapes, paint

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #74

Hello crafty friends!!  It's officially Spring...YAH!  Just means lots more yard work and lot less crafting for me...lol.  I enjoy the warmer weather, but having a big yard is a lot of work.

Are you ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog?  It's an easy one and shouldn't take up too much time so you can play in your yard....Anything Goes.  Remember we still need to see some stamping on your project, either rubber/clear and/or digital.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors for this challenge and that means 3 wonderful winners will be chosen by the Design Team.

Winner will receive 7 images of choice

Winner will receive $7 gift certificate

Winner will receive 3 images of choice

I created a birthday card using a provided sponsor image from Pickled Potpourri called Birthday Chicks.  These ladies are just cute and full of sassy I'm sure.  They were colored with my colored pencils.  I used the sentiment that came with the image and added a few embellishments.

Here's the inside using a sentiment from MFT.

Hope to see your creation in the challenge!!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 613 Avenue Create - #68 Anything Goes/twist Use a Bird
• 2 Creative Chicks - #8 Anything Goes
• Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards - #105 Use a Ribbon
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #11 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Craft-Dee BowZ - March Challenge with a bow
• Dream Valley - #127 All About Birthdays
• Glitter N Sparkle - #180 Anything Goes
• Really Reasonable Ribbon -#137 Welcome Spring

stamps used: Pickled Potpourri: Birthday Chicks, MFT: PI-It's Your Birthday
paper used: Bazzill: vibrant blue & turquoise mint, SU dp, the Paper Studio: white
die-cut used: MFT: oval stax 2, Corner punch
embellishments: 3 Girl Jam: Aqua Splash & Saturday Morning ribbon, Metal candles

Scrapping4fun #61

Hello fellow crafters!!  Looks like Spring has sprung and is staying.  It's more like summer with it being in the 80s the last couple of weeks now.

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Scrapping4fun .  For the next 2 weeks...it's Anything Goes.  Our wonderful sponsor is Sheep Ski Designs.

I created a tag using this beautiful image from the sponsor called Annabell.  Lots of layers and distressing to complete this tag.  The image was colored with my color pencils.

I used a button brad around the ribbons, twine and lace on the topper.  There's also some lace and ribbon under and edging the papers.  I stamped a little "thank you" tag.

Hope to see you in the challenge!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Card and Scrap - #114 Lace
• Cards und More - #154 Use Ribbon
• Crafting from the Heart - #103 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog - #35 Use 3 Ribbon (2 in the topper, 1 under flower through to the bottom)
• Crafting with an Attitude - #13 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Crafty Girls Creations - #16 Anything Goes
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes March Challenge (2/3)
• Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes March 15-21 (2/2)

stamps used: Sheep Ski Designs: Annabell, Stampin' Up: Short & Sweet (sentiment)
paper used:  Recollections, scraps from Recollections, the Paper Studio white
die-cuts used:  MFT oval stax 1 & stax 2, Traditional Tag Stax
embellishments: K&Company: button brad, the Paper Studio: pink petite flower & ribbon scraps (lace), Really Reasonable Ribbon: twine, 3 Girl Jam: Aqua & Antique White ribbon, Stampendous: embossing frantage, recycle scrap ribbon

Dr Digi - Take A Hike!

Hello fellow crafters!  I'm here to day with my Dr Digi post.  First, let me tell you that Dr Digi has left his blog and went to Facebook, where we have started to run challenges.  The current challenge is all about birthdays.  So if you have a Dr Digi project that's screaming birthdays, please enter it in the challenge.

I had this image already picked out and completed before challenges started.  This is just an inspiration card.

I was a certified Cub Scout Leader for my older boys back in the days, so I had to do this image.  This is Faldaree Deirdery Dunderton image.  When you are hiking in the woods it's always good to make sure others can see you.  I think we can see Deirdery with her hot pink shirt on.  I decided to put my Cub Scout skills to the test by knot tying the double carrick bend knot.
The image is colored with my colored pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 2 Creative Chicks - #8 Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #11 Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart - #103 Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude - #13 Anything Goes
• Craftyhazlnut's Patterned Paper - March Challenge
• Creative Card Crew - #108 Chicks (animal or human)
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes March Challenge
• Stempelsonne - #162 Anything Goes
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes March 15-21

stamps used: Dr Digi: Faldaree Deirdery Duderton, MFT Stamps:  Fred Bear Takes a Hike (retired stamp)
paper: Bazzill, hot pink discount paper, the Paper Studio: black & white, Tim Holtz: Destinations dp
die-cuts: MFT: oval stax 1 & stax 2  and ticket strip
embellishments: eyelets, free cord from Unity stamps

Angel in Fire

Hello fellow crafters!  If you have been following my journey, you know that I have taken a coloring class at Kit and Clowder.  I took the Perfecting Pencils and for almost a year now, I've been doing the Create and Learn monthly technique class.  I've been trying to figure out how to post my coloring, since they are not on a card or project.  I have slowing been putting them a journal book.  That way I can see my progress of growth and learning.

Today I'm sharing my latest coloring.  I fell in love with this image from Christopher Kerry.  He has a package of 5 images and I will slowly get to them, but this one had to be colored first.  Actually, I want to color her up again in a different version.  I wanted her to look like she was in Hell...She not quite human or demon, but both.  That's why her skin is red going to normal skin tones.  The background can be challenging, but just breaking it down, made it very easy to do.  Except for the blending, the blending killed my hand...lol.  Anyway, I'm very pleased with this beautiful image.

This image was colored completely with Prismacolor Premier Pencils.  Artist of this image Christopher Kerry.  If you check out Christopher's website, he has free Copic tutorials.  Because of his background, he has artistic ways of teaching Copic coloring, with some neat tips.  He's approach is worth checking out :o)

Here are the 5 images in the Adult Coloring Pages.

If you prefer something unusual, but not risque, Christopher has these cute little guys to color: Friends Not Food.  He has also announced that mermaids will be arriving at the end of the month, so keep a look out for those cuties, that are not risque.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #73: Bare Necessities

Hello fellow crafters!  I just had a weekend full of boys for my now 11 year old's birthday.  So much energy in one house, they wiped me out.  I'm ready for a restful week...lol.

Hopefully you had some time to start creating this weekend and are ready for our new challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see projects with "Bare Necessities", that means no more than 2 embellishments, keep it simple.

We have 3 lovely sponsors for this challenge and that mean 3 wonderful winners.

The winner will receive 2 images of choice.

The winner will receive 3 images of choice.

The winner will receive 4 images of choice.

Thank you sponsors :o)

I created a card using sponsor image Baby Chicks from Angie's Cards & Digis.  It's just adorable!  The image was colored with my colored pencils and I kept it very simple.  No embellishments for me.  I just stamped hello in the corner and distressed the paper.

Here's the inside.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Aud Sentiments - #150 Easter or Spring
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #10 Feathers and/or Fur (2nd entry)
• The ABC Challenge - C is for Cute

stamps used: Angie's Cards & Digis: Baby Chicks, Unity: Chunky Hello
paper used: Recollections: lt blue, grey & blue geometric, the Paper Studio: white
die-cuts: MFT oval stax 1 & stax 2

Scrapping4fun - Anything Goes

Hello fellow crafters!  I can feel and see that Spring is finally here.  The Spring flowers are blooming, loving this time of new beginnings.  Hopefully you are ready for another challenge at Scrapping4fun.  For the next 2 weeks, it's Anything Goes.

Our wonderful sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  They have a wide variety of fabulous digi stamps.

I'm using sponsor provided image Bugbdaybird2 - birthday bird 02.  Isn't it the cutest thing?  I colored the cute image with my Prismacolor pencils.  Just made a simple and cheerful birthday card :o)

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge!

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

• 2 Creative Chicks - #8 Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges - #10 Feathers and/or Fur
• Crafting With An Attitude - #13 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenges - #27 Make A Card
• Crafty Girls Creations - #15 Anything Goes
• Mod Squad Challenge Blog - Feature a Creature
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

stamps used: Bugaboo Digi Stamps: Bugbdaybird2, Unity: Party all Day
paper used: Recollections, scrap red
die-cut: MFT Fishtail Flag Stax

House of Cards - Silhoutte

Hello fellow crafters!  I'm here today with our monthly challenge at House of Cards.  You have a whole month to create a beautiful project using the key word: Silhouette.

I knew exactly which stamp I was going to use for this project, it hasn't been used in a long time and only once.  The stamp is from Unity called Good Day Sunshine.  Just love the little image.  I stamped and embossed the image.  Then I decided to color a background with my color pencils, to make it look a summer evening.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge!

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

• 2 Creative Chicks - #8 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - #27 Make a Card
• Kleuren met Potloden - Embossing
• One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes March Challenge
• Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun Challenge) - #161 Anything Goes

stamp used: Unity: Good Day Sunshine
paper used: the Paper Studio: black & white, Bazzill, Recollections, MME: follow your heart
embellishment: Recollections: brads