Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #77 Make it Girly

Hello crafty friends!  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  It's the dreaded Monday, but the wonderful news...it's time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see your crafty creations that are "Girly".  Remember you must have stamping on your project either rubber/clear and/or digital.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.  That means the DT will pick 3 wonderful winners.

The winner will receive 3 images of choice.

The winner will receive images of choice up to $15.

The winner will receive 7 images of choice.

For this challenge, I was given a sponsor image to use.  I love the vintage images and used Maryanne for my card.  The image is colored with my color pencils.  Some flowers, bling and pearls to make it girly were added.  The dp is from Michele R Designs.

Here's the inside.

Please check out the other DT members for inspiration.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Bow
• Craft Your Passion - #310 Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart - #110 Anything Goes
• Crafty Cardmakers - #163 Pearls or Gems
• Simply Create Too - #108 Ladies Only

stamp used: Sparkle N Sprinkle: Maryanne
paper used: Bazzill, MR Designs: shabby purple charm
die cuts: MFT square stax 1 & Stax 2
embellishments: the Paper Studio: flower brad, 3 Girl Jam: cream ribbon, Recollections: faux pearls

House of Card - Seeing Clear

Hello crafty friends :o)  I've been busily working in my yard this weekend, trying to get things done before the 4 days of much needed rains comes in.  Lots of mulch and flowerbed cleaning.

I'm here today with a new challenge at House of Cards.  This month's challenge is to use "Clear Papers".  I have never made a clear card before, so it was a challenge ( a challenge I might have to try again differently)

I decided to use acetate paper, but I only have 2 colors of staz on ink, which limited what I made. When I saw this sentiment from MFT, I knew what to do.

I stamped some butterflies on the front.  On the very bottom of the front, I embossed some butterflies.

 Here's the butterflies that you can't see.

Check out the rest of the DT inspiration!  Hope to see you in the challenge.

stamps used: MFT: free sentiments, Unity: with her own wings
paper used:  Acetate, Bazzill
embellishment: Tim Holtz: Springtimw Background & borders set

Scrapping4fun #64 Fantasy

Hello crafty friends!   It's time for another challenge at Scrapping4fun !

Our sponsor for this challenge.

For the next 2 weeks, we want to see projects that fit "Fantasy".

I got to work with sponsor image Phantasi 6.  The image is colored with my color pencils.  With all the bead work in the head dress, I decided to do some of my own beading.  I stringed some beads on twine in the same pattern.  A metal connector was added and I made sure some extra twine was strung through, because it is heavy.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Check out the rest of the DT for inspiration !

stamp used: DigiStamps4Joy: Phantasi 6
paper used: Recollections. Crate Paper: Oh Darling, MME: the sweetest thing
die-cuts: Spellbinders: classic scalloped ovals, MFT: oval stax1 & stax 2
embellishments: bakertwine, Halcraft: czech beads & turquiose howlite, Blue Moon:metal connector

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #76

Hello crafty friends!  Everyone in the house is healthy again and enjoying some beautiful Spring weather.  Hopefully the weather has been enjoyable where you are.

It's time for another fabulous challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog....it's a favorite, because it's "Anything Goes".  Just remember, we want to see some stamping on your projects.

Winner will receive a goodie bag a craft supplies.

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate. 

Winner will receive 3 images of choice.

For this challenge, I was given sponsor image Charming Spring Girl to create a project.  This image is just darling.  She is colored with my colored pencils.  I used MR Designs (Michele R Designs) digital paper, Shabby Purple Charm for my background paper.

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 - #9 Anything Goes
• Animal Friends - #37 Birds
• Card Mania - #79 Spring
• Craft Your Passion - #308 Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots - Use A Sentiment (2nd entry)
• Crafty Cardmakers - #161: 1, 2, 3 (1 image, 2 designer papers, 3 different embellishments: flowers, lace, twine)
• Crafting From The Heart - #108 Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends - #18 Anything Goes
• Cute As A Button - #21 Anything Goes
• Hiding in My Craftroom - #217 LOL (lots of layers)
• Our Crafty Corner - #8 Anything Goes
• Paradise of Stamps - #40 Pastel Colors
• Sparkles Monthly Challenge - #79 Thinking of You
• The Corrosive Challenge - #4 Girls, Ladies, Women

stamps used: The Paper Shelter: Charming Spring Girl, Unity: Thinking About You Today
paper used: Bazzill, MR Designs: Shabby Purple Charm
embellishments: the Paper Studio: tan pearl petite flowers, Bead Landing:natural hemp, Simplicity: lace trim

Scrapping4fun #63 Birds

Hello crafty friends!! I'm here today with another Scrapping4fun Challenge.  Our theme for the next 2 weeks is "Birds".    Can't wait to see your birdie projects.

Our sponsor for this challenge.

I got to work with sponsor image Champion Eagle.  The image is colored with my color pencils.  I gave him bright orange shorts, because my dad wears some on the golf course.  I kind of cheated with the background, I made it easy on myself by using a backing paper from Dr Digi.

Yep, they're that bright....  lol

Here's the simple inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)



stamp: Fabrika Fantasy: Champion Eagle
paper: MFT: gumdrop green, discount paper:green, Bazzill: pumpkin patch, Dr Digi: Hole In One Hal
embellishment: Recollections: brads

Julia Spiri Guest Design - Cake Bag

Hello fellow crafters!  I'm excited because today I'm Guest Designing for Julia Spiri Challenge Blog.  You can check out her Etsy shop for some cute and elegant images.

I decided to play in their "Craft Bags" Challenge.  You have 2 weeks to create a beautiful bag :o)

I'm using this beautiful image The Cake Hat.  I wanted to keep the colors soft and elegant.  The birthday dp was a lucky find, just happened to match the colored image perfectly.

I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.
Strawberries are my favorite and a yummy strawberry cake sounds good right now.  This image also reminds me of Strawberry Shortcake.  I had a collection of Strawberry Shortcake items growing up.

I even found this cute little cupcake charm.

Even the back of the bag is decorated.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge!

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

• Craft Your Passion - #307 Anything Goes
• Crafting by Designs - Ribbons and Lace
• Crafting From the Heart - #107 Anything Goes
• Fab 'n' Funky - #300 Girly & Pretty
• Fussy and Fancy - #161 Green & Pink
• Incy Wincy Designs - Colour Me Wonderful (Color Pencils)
• Melonheadz Friends - Let's Get Girly
• Not Just Cards - #31 Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge - #4 Girls, Ladies, Women
• The Crafty Addicts - #13 Anything Goes/Girly
• Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

stamp:  Julia Spiri: The Cake Hat
paper used: Bazzill: tutu pink, sparkle (mint green), Recollections: Cupcake
embellishments: 3 Girl Jam ribbon, Bead Landing: BoHo cording, cupcake charm, Celebrate It: lace & ribbon, the Paper Studio: gemstones, Stampendous: fran-tage

Dr Digi - Getting Fit

Hello fellow crafters!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.

Our current challenge over on Facebook is all about "Sports".  Yes, we have challenges now, so check them out and enter to win some fabulous Dr Digi images :o)

I had to use Keep Fit Kenneth.  Weightlifting is a sport, so it's within the challenge theme.  I was lucky growing up that we had the option to take weightlifting in school as our Physical Education class.  Even after school, I continued to weight-lift until my first boy came along.  I think Kenneth has a great attitude of keeping fit and healthy at any age.  The image was colored with my color pencils.  I also used the Comic Sentiment Sheet for the birthday greeting.  The sentiment was colored using Photoshop.  The backing papers are also from Dr Digi.

Here's the inside using another Dr Digi Funny Sentiment Sheet sentiment.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Craft Your Passion - #307 Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart - #107 Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots - Use A Sentiment
• Creative Moments - #91 Anything Goes/Make It Funny
• Dream Valley - #129 Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy Designs - Colour Me Wonderful (Color Pencils)
• Inky Impressions - All About The Boys
• Our Crafty Corner - #8 Anything Goes
• Stamps and Fun - #276 Birthday

stamps: Dr Digi: Keep Fit Kenneth, Comic Sentiments, Funny Sentiments Sheet 2
paper used: the Paper Studio: black, MFT: wild Cherry, Dr Digi: Skull N Bones & Blam
embellishment: brads

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - #75

Hello crafty friends!  UGH!  I've been fighting the flu bug that the family decided to share with me.  One brings it home and shares with another, and it continues down the line.  So far 2 boys are still healthy, so hopefully those boys will live through without catching this bug.  Lucky them :oP

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see creations with "Bows" on them.  It's "The Big Bow Theory" challenge, but remember you still need stamping, rubber and/or digital on your projects.

We will have 3 winners for this challenge.  LTSCB will be sponsoring 2 of the winners with a goodie bag of craft supplies.

The winner will receive 3 images of choice

I got to work with sponsor image from Oddball Art called Sally So Sickly.  Talk about perfect timing for this household.  I colored the image with my color pencils.  The band-aid and redcross came with the image set too.  I distressed the paper, because we feel a little rough around the edges when we are sick.  Don't forget the big bow, because that's part of the challenge.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Beautiful Mess - #1 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Crafting with Friends - #17 Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends Challenge - #28 Anything Goes
• My Time to Craft - #318 Girlie
• One Stitch At A Time - #259 Anything Goes with Distressing

stamp used: OddBall Art co: Sally So Sickly
paper used: Bazzill, MR Designs: Whimsy Romance
die-cut used: MFT circle stax 2
embellishment: 3 Girl Jam ribbon

Heaven Devil Girl

Today's post is about my other version of Christopher Kerry's beautiful image that I've colored.  About a month ago I posted my "hell" version of this image.  Here's my "heaven " version of this image.  Christopher loves to play with the naughty/nice in his images.  His work had SO much details and passion in them.  Being trained in classical oil painting and a religious background is really  prominent in his work.

I wanted this version to be light and airy with golden tones.  The light blue I used in the clouds doesn't show up very well in the pic, but it's there.  This image was colored with Prismacolor pencils.  This image is from Christopher's Adult Coloring Pages.

Check out Christopher's website.  He has free tutorials and right now...he is having a 72pc Copic giveaway.  

 Here's both versions together.  I did touch up my "hell" version since the post, because I saw things that needed touch up and changed a little.  

thanks for reading and looking :o)

House of Cards - Script

Hello crafty friends!!  Thank you for such sweet and kind comments :o)  They are always a pleasure to read and brighten up my day.

I'm here today with a beautiful new challenge at House of Cards.  Spring is here, and the inspiration photo is screaming Spring.  You have a month to create a beautiful card using the colors and/or script.

The card I created is definitely photo inspired.  I used an old stamp set from Stampin' Up called Terrific Tulips, to stamp on some scripted tissue paper.  The tulips are actually created by using 2 different stamps, inked in 2 different inks.  I actually loved how this turned out and I didn't have to color anything :o)

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #292 Anything Goes
• A Beautiful Mess - #1 Anything Goes
• A Vintage Journey - #40 Spring Is in the Air
• Cardz 4 Galz - #19 Springtime
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #106 Spring Is In The Air
• Crafting with Friends - #17 Anything Goes
• Moo-Mania & More - Spring
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - #138 Flowers with Ribbon or Trim
• The Crafty Addicts - #12 Anything Goes / Springtime
• Through The Purple Haze - #98 Flowers

stamp used: Stampin' Up: Terrific Tulips
paper used: Bazzill, Recollections: printed tissue
embellishments: 3 Girl Jam ribbon, Faux pearls