Love to Craft Challenge Blog #82: Fall is for Apples

 Hello crafty friends :o)  Welcome to new inspiration with a new challenge at LTCCB, Anything Crafty is Welcome.

This cute image is from All Dressed Up, called Apple Picker; colored with my Prismacolor pencils. The images are very cute from this artist.  I had to have the checker paper with this card, little picnic thought was going through my mind. For the most part, I kept this card very simple.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading.

·         stamps:  All Dressed Up: Apple Picker

·         paper:  Recollections:  Sans Acide double sided, red,

·         die-cuts:

·         embellishments: 3 Girl Jam: ribbon and lace, Stampin Up: Hodge Podge Hardware

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #47: Loving You

Hello crafty friends!   Spring is year and so is the 2nd half of the year.  Hopefully you are inspired by the 4 sister challenge blogs today.

This post is for Love to Craft Challenge Blog, where is each month is always "Anything Goes".  We want to see what has been keeping you crafty.

This is another Lori Whitlock svg file to make life a little easier in the crafty world.  The days of trying to figure out how and where to cut are gone with these types of files.  The front panel sentiment is from Unity Stamps.

Here is the flip-flap card fully extended.

I colored an All Dress Up image Cupid with my Prismacolor pencils. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Unity, All Dressed Up:Cupid
paper: MFT: bubblegum, Oh Darling, MME
die-cuts: MFT: circles, Lori Whitlock: 2 flip flap bracket

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #36: Fancy Fold

Hello crafty friends!  New month and the sisters blogs are active with new challenges.

Mix It Up Challenge Blog, we always want you to try something new.  This month, we want to see some fancy folds.

This cute little image is from All Dressed Up, Happy Birthday. The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.   For this challenge, I did the side step folding card.

The balloons were from the Scan and Cut files.  I went ahead and put some white paper inside from a message.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: All Dressed Up: Happy Birthday
paper: Bazzill, Bo-Bunny, and some scraps
die-cut: Sizzix

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #132: Time to Relax

Hello crafty friends!!  I hope you are getting some crafting done or finally getting some projects around the house, maybe reading books that have been sitting on your shelf, while we are in time out.

The 4 sister blogs are posting today, so sit back and get inspired.

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, For the Girls this month.

Here's a wonderful Summer image from All Dressed Up called Summer Time.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I sponged the sky and who doesn't need flip flop sandal background paper.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o) Please stay indoors and safe.

stamps: All Dressed Up: Summertime
paper: Recollections, BoBunny, the Paper Studio: Flip Flops
die cut: MFT
embellishment: Wild Orchid: lace

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: Christmas Antlers

Hello crafty friends!  This is my 4 sister blog post day, so make sure you visit all the challenge blogs to be inspired.

This is my post for Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, where it's Christmas all year long.

I think the All Dressed Up images are adorable, finally getting around to coloring up some of the images I have stored away.  This cutie is called Christmas Hair Do.  The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

stamps: All Dressed Up: Christmas Hair Do
paper: Bazzil, Recollections
embellishments: ribbon, brad

Creatalicious #123: Leaves

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here with my today's post for Creatalicious.  For the next couple of weeks the challenge is all about leaves.

I fell in love with this image from All Dressed Up, Little Flower Fairy and HAD to coloring her up.  She is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  The sky was sponged with distressed ink with cloud die-cuts to create the soft background.  I felt there wasn't enough leaves in the image, I added a leaf die-cut in the layers.  

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 613 Avenue Create: #201 Anything Goes w/ opt. distress it
• Card Mania: #96 Shabby Chic or Rustic
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #17 Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends: #50 Anything Goes
• The Fairy and Unicorn: #7 Anything Goes w/ opt Pixie/Gnome/Troll

stamps: All Dressed Up: Little Flower Fairy
paper: Bazzill, MR Designs, MME: blush
die-cuts: Sizzix: branches/leaves
embellishments: Bead Landing: cording, 3GJ: lace, Tim Holtz, lace, gauze

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog - Swinging by with a Thank You

Happy September Crafty Friends!  Summer is whining down....it's time to start getting crafty.  I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Craft! Challenge Blog.  It's Anything Goes with any type of craft you want to show other crafters.  Show us what you are crafting this month.

I decided to make a card this months challenge.  Mainly because I thought this image was a cutie and wanted to color her up.  The image is from All Dressed Up called Fairy Swing.  Lots of layers, lace and flowers were needed for this Spring like image.

The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 613 Avenue Create - #188 Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenge - #327 Anything Goes
• Crafting by Designs - September: Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart - #125 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - #87 Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Lots of Layers
• Fab'n'Funky - #316 Anything Goes
• Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts - #23 Anything Goes/Use lace or pearls
• The Cutie Pie Challenge - #102 Work, Rest or Play 
• The Pencil Case - Wk 27 Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Aug 30 - Sept 5: Anything Goes
• World Wide Open DT Challenge - #13 Anything Goes

stamps: All Dressed Up: Fairy Swing, Stampin'Up: Happy Moments
paper: Bazzill, MR Designs: Shabby Purple Charm & Cottage Garden, MFT: natural & primitive cream
die-cut: MFT: circle stax 1
embellishments: the Paper Studio: embossed daisies, red, lt pink, & purple petite flowers, brown micro flowers, cotton cord, Celebrate It: vintage blush lace, Simplicity lace

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #81 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Hello crafty friends!!  Right now I'm in Illinois enjoying some family time.  I'll still be coloring up a storm while I'm there, if and when possible.  So, if you need something to do, join in the new challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see your creations with a "Star" on them.  Remember there must be some stamping on your projects, either rubber and/or digital.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means the DT will pick 3 wonderful winners.

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate.

Winner will receive 2 images of choice.

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate.

I worked with this adorable sponsor image A Star Is Born from All Dressed Up.  Trying to get ahead on my Christmas cards this year...I don't think it's really working.  Somehow I still have several hundred to do right before Christmas.

The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I like to use different colors for Christmas, just to make things different.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for No Rules
• All Dressed Up - #58 Anything Goes
• Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - July Challenge: Anything Goes
• Craft-Dee BowZ - July Challenge: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart - #119 Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots Challenges - Christmas in July
• Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - July Challenge
• Not Just Cards - #33 June Challenge: Anything Goes
• Robyn's Fetish - #323 Christmas in July
• The 12 Months of Christmas - #19 Optional Christmas Blooms

stamps: All Dressed Up: A Star Is Born, Unity: Unto Us (inside sentiment)
paper: MFT: berrylicious & blu raspberry, Bazzill, the Paper Studio: white & turquoise gothic stripe
die-cuts: MFT: oval stax 1 & stax 2
embellishments: 3 Girl Jam: aqua splash ribbon, the Paper Studio: lace scrap pack, Recollections: cross brad, Stampendous: fran-tage embossing powder

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #63 - Ribbon or Lace, Oh My

Happy Fall!!  Been hit with a lot of rain this last week and lots more the last couple of days.  I just hoping for some sunshine very soon to dry things up a little.  Hurricane weather is never fun.

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see projects with Ribbon or Lace.  Don't forget, we also want to see some stamping rubber, clear and/or digital on your project.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.

The winner will receive 20% off gift certificate for website.

The winner will receive 2 images of choice.

The winner will receive $10 gift certificate.

Thank you wonderful sponsors :o)

I got to work with this sponsor image from All Dressed Up called Magical Day.  I thought this was a cutie.  Since I printed the image pretty big, a gift bag was in order.  Maybe a great treat bag :o)  The image is colored with my color pencils.  I know Halloween cats are suppose to be black, but I have 3 of the cutest white kittens I'm weaning right now.  (There is a total of 5 kittens: 3 white and 2 black with a little bit a white.  They are all cuties.)  So, this little girl has a white kitty.  

Here's the image close up.  I created a moon and night background for this image.  Yes, the background is also done with color pencils.  Lots of layers of coloring.  If you color with pencils, quality pencils, make sure you have a piece of paper or napkin under your hand.  This will keep you from smudging your image and getting it all over your hand.  I also spray my finish image to keep it from smudging or from rubbing off.  It's a UV archival matte spray made for color pencil work.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• All Dressed Up Challenge - #42 Anything Goes
• Animal Friends Challenge - #31 Halloween
• Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Halloween or make a card for October
• Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C306 Halloween Treats
• The Corrosive Challenge - #234 Halloween Bingo (The color black, free space & Witch)
• The Pencil Case - #3 Creepy/Autumn Colors
• Through The Purple Haze - Halloween/Magical

stamp used: All Dressed Up Stamps-Magical Day

paper used: Me & My BIG ideas-mambi sheets, Echo Park Paper-the apothecary emporium

embellishments: 3 Girl Jam-Harvest Orange & jute, Tim Holtz buckles