Birds and Summer

Another wonderful image from Sassy Cheryl.

And the inside says - Bird Chirping weather.  Sentiment shown in Sassy Cheryl's shop, but computer generated.  The image is colored with copics.  The die cut is from Spellbinders.  The DP is from K & Company.   The butterfly, the double flowers and the the bird are from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Flutter By Wednesdays - Must have a fairy or butterfly
Priscilla Styles CDAC - Seasonal Fun

Shades of Pink

This image is from Sassy Studio Design named Miranda Sassy. Pretty isn't she!

Wow, I always seem to get the lace or ribbon on the bottom of my card crooked - will have to find a way to improve on that.  Image colored with copics - dress and shoes paper pieced.  Oval is a die cut from Nellies Frames with pink pearls added from my stash.  The DP is from Paper Pizzaz, the circle swirl piece and the lace are from my stash.

Mothers day weekend coming right up and I am going to spend Sunday morning golfing with several of my friends.  One of the local golf courses offers free golf to mothers on Mothers day!  Hope it turns out to be a sunny day.  It is suppose to rain here to-day.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations    -   Monotone
Catch the Bugblog -       Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey -Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge   -  Die Cuts or Punches

Misteri

Another grandaughter's birthday so the search for the perfect image for her took me to Digistamps 4 Joy and the talented artist JenLee.  The image Misteri seemed the right choice for her card.

I have colored her with copics.  The Designer Paper and the Sentiment are from Theresa Collins.  The flowers and the narrow ribbon are from my stash.

Wow, we are having wonderful weather here - everyone is out working in their gardens, or sitting on their porches in the sun.  Hope it stays like this for a while I am golfing in the morning!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

digistamps4joychallenge-66-women-are-special
paper-craftingjourney2013/05/anything-goes
priscillastyles easy-as-1-2-3-challenge-group

The Purple Dragon

It's always such fun to make a child's Birthday Card, especially when it is for your youngest grandson!

This happy purple dragon walking through the rain is a digital image from Sweet Pea, the artist is Lisa Victoria.  I have colored him with copics.  Used regular colored cardstock to frame the image, and Cut out curved pieces to add some color behind him.  The sentiment is stickers from my scrapbook stash.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

CDAC Challenge Group Anything Goes
deliciousdoodleschallenge/challenge-34-something-for-boys
Sisteractcardchallenge. Anything Goes

Spring Flowers

                                                         

Sassy Cheryl comes up with the most entertaining little people!  This digital image is colored with copics.  I popped up the two flowers she is holding and added the small butterflys from an ionic punch.  Then I added the Petaloo flower I had colored with copics.  I used a pair of Fiskar scissors to cut around the image and the sentiment.  The small piece of mesh and the DP are from my stash.  The sentiment computer generated.

Have been trying to improve my blog, but not being too computer literate, I seem to take one step forward and two steps back.  Did not realize I had been a month with no posts when I added my last one two days ago.  Every time my hubbie has a fall and has to go back to using a walker, we seem to have too many appointments, and everything else just has to wait.  He is doing much better now.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

priscillastyles.ning.com/group seasonal-fun

paper-craftingjourney.blogspot use-sentiment.html

Birthday Gifts

This sweet little image is from a Lilli of the Valley stamp..  The image is colored with copics.  Some Stickles were added to the brim of her hat and her socks, but they don't show up very well in this photo. The flowers, the small roses with the leaves, the flocked ribbon, the DP, and the butterfly are all from my stash.  The flower centers are blue and green beads.  For Bonnie on her Birthday.

At last we are getting some nice weather, the trees are starting to bud and the days are getting warmer.

I am entering this image in the following challenges:

CDAC anything-goes

pennys-challenge-124-anything-goes

Ballerina

WELCOME TO THE FANTASTIC

Petaloo & CDAC
Easter/Spring Challenge & Contest BONANZA'S!!!
FOUR different ways to ENTER!!!

Deadline March 31st Midnight PST

See all the wonderful details here.

A sweet image from Pattie's Creations.  She reminds me of one of my grandaughters,  who does take dance lessons.  I have paper-pieced her outfit and shoes and colored her with copics.
The flowers are from Petaloo colored with Art Quest Metallic water colors.  I added a jewel to each of the daisies and the center flower came complete with an ornamental center.  The flourishes are from Me & My Big Ideas.  The sentiment is a stamp from Inkadinkadoo.

I am entering this card in the following challanges:

http://priscillastyles.ning.com/    Petaloo and CDAC use three Petaloo Flowers

                                                Use a Digital Image

Ballroom Babe

WELCOME TO THE FANTASTIC

Easter/Spring Challenge & Contest BONANZA!!!

Deadline March 31st Midnight PST

CDAC and Petaloo are teaming up to bring you all of this excitement! This fun will run through the end of the month!! Lots of prizes will be awarded at the end of the month and we have four different ways to enter with multiple winners! Check them out below, follow the instructions and get in on all the excitement ! Along with some Gift Certificates from some wonderful Digi Artists, Petaloo is offering some AMAZING prizes. Petaloo International, is one of the largest floral manufacturing companies in the crafting world and is your source for floral & specialty embellishments. With exclusive factories in China, India, and Thailand, they have over 20 years experience in floral and craft products. They offer customers fun & innovative products at factory direct pricing. Here is just a "sample" of "some" of the prizes that will be awarded. Plus, Petaloo has a WHOLE NEW LINEof flowers coming out on April 1st that will also be part of these prizes. Don't miss out on being the "first on your block" to own some of these fabulous flowers!!!

Here are just a few of our prizes, so don't delay and GET STARTED TODAY!

Enter now at http://priscillastyles.ning.com/

This is the card that I will be entering in the Petaloo  CDAC  Challenge:

This stunning image called Ballroom Babe is from Sassy Studio Designs.  I have colored her with copics.

The flowers are all from Petaloo and I have also colored them with copics, though I used the same color  of copics on them, they appear to be a different shade of pink! The DP is from Teresa Collins - Posh Collection.  The sentiment is from Netty's Cards.

I am also entering this in:

http://priscillastyles.ning.com/group/anything-goes-challenge-room

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.ca/2013/03/challenge-119-gingham-andor-checks.html

  

St Patrick's and a Birthday

What a fun image from Bugaboo for someone with a St. Patrick's Birthday.
She has been colored with copics.  
Charm was made using Tim Holtz fragments and an enlarged Clover leaf from the image.
Adding some bright ribbon through the top.
The edge punch is from EK Success.
The mesh from my stash. DP  from K & Company.
The sentiment computer generated  and using a die from Nellie's Multi Frame's around it.

It was suppose to snow here all week, but so far have not seen any, hope it stays that way!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.ca   Bingo

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com     Color with copics-Green

Magical Wishes

This is my second card using an image from Stamp & Doodle for Lady Anne's Christmas Challenge.  The image is a sweet little girl holding a wand with a star on the end!  Looks like she is thinking very deeply about something and that is why I thought she must be making a wish and went with that theme on my card.

For the card -

I Colored the image with Copics, cut her out leaving the white to highlight her.
Added Stickles to her skirt and headband.
The tree sticker is from Sandy Lion
The DP is from K & Company and I added some white pen.
The sentiment Merry Christmas from savvystamps.com
The Magical Wishes was computer generated.
The stars from my stash.

I am entering this in the following Challenges:
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/                         Christmas
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ca                             Anything Goes        -
http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/   Snowflakes  -

Christmas Trio

Another Christmas Card thanks to Lady Anne's Challenge and the delightfull free image from Stamp & Doodle.   I received two images to use for Christmas Cards because I participated in last month's challenge.
It will be nice to have some cards made for Christmas that are not last minute!
Loved the image with the three girls - the expressions are so comical - looks like the center one is doing her own thing - and the other two are not too happy with her!

For the card I used  -
Copics to color the image
DP with glitter from Debbie Mumm as the background
DP from Bo Bunny for the die cut.
The die cut is from Spellbinders.
The ribbon, sentiment sticker and the bells die cut are from my stash.

I am entering this in the following challenges
http://www.ladyanneschallenges                  Christmas
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.ca                 Anything Goes
http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk  Anything Goes

Enjoy Your Day !

The Cottage

A Birthday Card for a friend - I chose this lovely cottage on a river scene.  The image is from Two for Tuesday; I printed it on some very soft pink and white DP from DCWV , a Wedding Print paper.  The flowered DP is from GCD studios.  The edge punch is from Martha Stewart, the flower from  Bazzill Basics, the ribbon and tiny rose are from my stash.  A nice change from using copics on all of my cards. ( But I really do love my copics!)
The scene looks so pleasant as we still have snow on the ground here!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co           Anything Goes          Ends  Feb 27
http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.ca/ Anything Goes                   Feb 28
http://priscillastyles.ning.com                    Anything Goes                 March 31

Cupcake Party

A sweet Lili of the Valley digital image which I think is suitable for a female of any age!  Image Colored with copics.  The die cut is from Nellie's Multi Frame's.  The DP is from DCWV.  The sentiment is from Netty's Cards.  The pearls from Crafts.  The die cuts with the lace and ribbon are all from my stash.

Having another winter storm here, but not nearly as much snow as the last one.  Went curling the last two mornings, spared for two different teams -  lost one game, won the other - but always a good time!

I am entering this in the following Challenges:

http://priscillastyles.ning.com/         Anything goes
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.   Anything goes
http://diekreativenstempelfreunde   Pearls - Lace - Swirls
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.   Birthday

Girl & Kitty

Outlawz Challenge for February 11th is to case a card from the DT  I chose a card of Sandra van Blaricum's to Case.  The card can be seen here -
http://cardsandcreativity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/sketch-challenge.html




I chose to do my card in a similar design, but used a different 3-D image by Christine Haworth Designs; a girl with a watering can and a cat instead of a dog.  I mounted the image on a die cut from Spellbinders.  Stamped a Happy Birthday Sentiment on the top of the card.  Instead of lace and shirred ribbon, I added a piece of cardstock with ribbon running through it.  Sandra had some beautiful stitching down the left side of her card, but I chose to add butterfly peel offs - Magenta Style on that side.  The DP is from My Minds Eye.
Think my choice of red may be a little overpowering, but I think the little girl I'm sending it to will enjoy it!

Started to make this post last night, but my company arrived for the weekend so I am just trying to complete the post - everyone else has gone to bed.

Party Hardy

This cute little digital image is from Saturated Canary, I will be entering it in the CDAC Challenge, One, Two, Three. The sponsor is Nana Vic's Digitals.
           1- Flower from Petaloo
            2- Designer Papers from my stash.
            3- Bling - Pearls on Butterfly, heart and star on flags.
Image is colored with copics.  Sentiment is computer generated.  Ribbon from stash.
Chose bold colors as she looks so sassy!

Had a nice visit with my youngest grandson to-day, he stayed overnight and then spent the day while mom and dad went out.  He will be two in May - so nice to see the changes as they grow, starting to talk quite a bit and likes to repeat words that you say.  Anytime you give him something he likes he says - Happy Happy.  Anyway - we had a great time playing Hockey with his mini sticks and a soft ball!

I am entering this in the following challenges
http://priscillastyles.ning.com/group/easy-as-1-2-3-challenge-group
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/02/challenge-51-lets-celebrate.html
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/02/138-for-birthday.html
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.ca/ Lets get Cute

Christmas Candle

My second card for Lady Anne's Christmas Card  Progressive Challenge.   This very pretty image was from Crafting With Jack.  I colored it with copics.  The designer cardstock is from K & Company.  The sentiment is from Savvy Stamps.  The edge punch is from Martha Stewart.  It is so nice to get a head start on this years Christmas Cards, as I am usually a do it at the last minute kind of person.
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/christmas-challenge.html
http://craftingwithjack.weebly.com/


We are suppose to get a giant snow storm here over the next couple of days, but so far we have had only a light dusting.  Hope that the weatherman is wrong!  Even though it has been extremely cold here it makes it very easy to get around when there is no snow.

O Little Town of Bethlehem

My first card for Lady Anne's Christmas Challenge.  It is a progressive challenge, the first two digital images we received were from Crafting with Jack.  If we make cards using both of these images, we will receive a further two images for the next months challenge.  If not, we can buy in for one pound.
I colored the image with copics.  DP and the brads are from my stash.  The poinsettia were punched and embossed (no name on the punch).  The poinsettia are bright gold, even though they appear green on my card.
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/christmas-challenge.html
http://craftingwithjack.weebly.com/

Penlope's Party Wagon

This is a stunning birthday party image from Mo's Digital Pencil!  Mo Manning the artist has such a tremendous number of awesome images!  I have colored the image with copics, adding stickles to her hair, hat and the green on the ground.  The Birthday sentiment is from Netty's Cards.  The designer cardstock is from DCWV .  Using another piece of DCWVs cardstock I cut out the flowers which already had glitter on them and then mounted them on felt flowers from my stash.  I think the green flowers take the place of leaves!

Very cold here, below zero, but only a skiff of snow on the ground so the driving isn't too bad.  I like to stay in on the bitter cold days, so making cards on a day like to-day is just the ticket!

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.ca/2013/01/challenge-59-anything-goes.html
http://priscillastyles.ning.com/group/anything-goes-challenge-room
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.ca/2013/01/challenge-112-one-for-girls.html

The Birthday Queen

This wonderful depiction of three fashionable lady's is a digital image from TLC.  I decided to use it as a birthday card for one of my friends.  It comes complete with sentiment and flourishes. - I colored it with copics, added some stickles to the crown and added a butterfly (EK Success punch).  For the inside I added the following:

This is my first post in a month, do not know where times goes these days, but always something to do.  Made several cards in the last month, but managed to mail them without taking a photo first.  Anyway hope that I can get back into the groove of posting my cards as soon as I have completed them.  I am entering this card in the following challenges.

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.ca/  -  One for the girls, Challenge 112

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-50-anything-goes-with.html

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.ca/2013/01/challenge-59-anything-goes.html

A Birthday Card for Abbi

Have been away from cardmaking for too long, always seem to be so busy this time of year,    never get to add my Christmas cards to my blog when I should.  Hopefully I will have more time this month and get back to a more normal routine.    

Imagine having a birthday between Christmas and New Years.  Made certain Abbi got her card and gifts on the day of!  The image is Sonny Honey Cloud cards and cupcakes from Pollycraft.  Colored with copics and mounted on glittered paper cut out with a Nellie's Frames.  The blue die cut is also from Nellies frames.  The butterflies are cut from an EK Success punch.

From Christmas

This wonderful musical image as from Tickell Expressions.  I used non traditional colors for this Christmas card adding a stamped image from the Stamp Barn called Enchanted Hollow.  Using a copics I added color to the music as well as the angel.   I added fine lace and a row of pearls to the bottom of the card and mounted it to cardstock from my stash.

Still Christmas

This snowman image is from Whoopsi Daisy colored with copics.  Mounted on cardstock embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and then colored with a white ink pad.  Sentiment and embellishment from my stash.

The images of the homes are  from Whoopsi Daisy sheet 292. The rest of the images are from a stamp from  Morehead stamps.  I colored the images with copics and then cut them all out and mounted them on cardstock embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and lightly sanded.  Cardstock from my stash.

More from Christmas

The next two cards I used an image from Digi Stamps 4 Joy.  Used a spellbinders die to cut out the image which I had colored with copics.  Mounted it on cardstock using the front and reverse sides.  Added a silver swirl from my stash.

The same image from Digi Stamps for Joy colored a little differently.  Used two metal corners from moments.com.  A punch from Fiskars down one side and a small sticker for a sentiment!

Christmas Cards 2012

These images are all from Sassy Cheryl's.     

 This image is called Lucy Plays Christmas Tree Dressup!  I thought it was so much fun, I made it in several colors.  I colored the image with copics, used a gold gel pen to add a little sparkle.
Added two stickers the sentiment I popped up and the papers were from my stash.

Think Pink - the same image colored in copics again, this time using a silver gel pen and cutting around the image with a die cut from spellbinders. Added the same die cut in patterned paper and layered it onto the same paper as the second die cut and snow flake cut outs.  Sentiment from my stash.  I used this image again, in blue and in pink - each card a little different - missed taking pictures of all.

 This picture is not as bright as it should be took pictures in the evening - not a good idea!  But I did like the end results of the card.  Used pens to color the images and the words.  Mounted it on papers from my stash.

This image called The Tree Trimmers was fun, again I used colored pens, some were glitter pens.  I added a Tim Holtz Fragments tag to the side of the card.  I colored one of the images and pasted it to the back of the tag.  I added two brads and some metallic cord to finish it off.  Christmas papers from my stash.

Good Times

A super digital image from Sassy Studio Design.  I have colored her with copics.  The blue paper had a die cut out of the center, a Spellbinders die.  The Sentiment and the flower are chipboard die cuts from DCWV. The flourishes are pillow stickers from K&Company.  I had printed the image on white card and then I cut it out, not thinking that I would end up putting it back on white card stock.

Having some great weather here for this time of year, certainly makes it easy to get around, hope it continues and we don't get snow anytime soon.

I am entering this card into the http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/prismaandothermediums Twisted Thursday challenge Punches and Dies.

Tea Time

Tea Time is from two very pretty images from Priscilla Styles for the 5th and last CDAC Challenge in this series which ends November 21st.  This is CDACPC23.  I have painted the teapot and cups with Stargazer Pearlescent watercolor in Nova White which appears to be almost silver and quite shiny on the card, but the picture does not capture the shine.  The green & blue are watercolors from Yasutomo.  Both of the Designer  Papers are from K & Company.  The sentiment is also from Priscilla Styles.  The die cut is from Nellie Snellen.  No embellishments because I was happy with it just as it was.  I am entering it into Challenge CDACPC23 - Use this image.

Cheers

Love this image from Sassy Studios, but then I like all their images.  Colored the image with copics, added Stickles glitter to the top of her dress and her shoes and to frame the DP used in the center of the card.  The DP is from Creative Imaginations, the flowers and ribbons from my stash.  The sentiment from Studio G.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge - Challenge 15 -  Bingo: Blue Glitter Pink
Outlawz Wednesday Challenge            -   Sketch

For the Love of Sewing

Pattie's Creations supplied this digital image for the cdacpc22a challenge.  This part of the progressive challenge is only on for a couple more days, so I am kind of late with my entry.  I colored the image with copics, added a couple of buttons which I colored with copics and some pins to the pincushion which I had in my sewing supplies.  The DP is from My Mind's Eye and the sentiment is from DCWV.  I then added Ranger Distress Ink to the DP and the image using three different shades.  The lace was from my stash.

It's been raining here and the winds are fairly strong, but sounds like we might get much worse in the next couple of days.  

Trying for the Big One

A card for my grandson turning 19 who does love to fish.  The image is from Digi Stamps for Joy.  I have colored the image with copics, and used a silver Gelly Roll pen from Sakura for the Fishing pole and reel.
The punch is from EK Success.  The fish hooks down the side are from Canadian Tire.  The sentiment is a stamp from Inkadinkado.  And the card stock is from my stash.

  I am entering this into DS4J challenge #53 Anything Goes - with a masculine twist.

Mushrooms from the Forest

What color are mushrooms!  Any pretty color you would like them to be!  This sweet image is from  Digi Stamps for Joy.  I colored the image with copics, and then applied Rangers Glossy Accents all over the image. I mounted it on a die cut from Spellbinders.  Added a strip of DP across the background DP and a ribbon with bow.  I then stuck several pins that I had made into the bow.  This is rather a dark card, but if I have time I will make another in lighter colors.  I am entering this in the CDAC Progressive Challenge 22a and 22b.  And Challenge #53 Digi Stamps for Joy, With a Masculine Twist.

I will have to get moving and get my other cards made, don't know where time goes these days, but the weather has not been too bad lately, not too cold to be out and about.

Music for Teens

I find that making a card for a teenage boy is sometimes quite a chore, but D'Arcy's Diaries has some wonderful images that suit my grandsons to a T.  This image was colored with copics, the DP is from DCWV.  I really like the way the colored circles on the paper sort of framed the image.  The stamp sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo.

Hopefully I will be over this cold soon and will be able to keep up with blogging better than I have over the last few weeks.  My husband is down to one physio session a week from three, so that will free up some time for me.  My curling does start next week, so I will be there Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, did not sign up for competitive curling this year as Norms physio is on the morning they have that.  

Pretty Lady

I just loved this image from Anjies Antics from the moment I saw it.  Don't know if I did it justice, but I do like the haughtiness of her raised chin and her beautiful features.  I colored her with copics, mounted the image on black cs and then used the blue for the actual card.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is an Inkadinkado stamp.  

Fill Your Shoes

Wow, didn't realize how far behind I was in posting my cards to my blog.  But here I go again to-day.
This is a wonderful digi from Mo Manning, I do love all her images.  I made this card for one of my friends who is the organizer for a group of 15 - we golf together, and have all kinds of get-togethers for everyones birthday during the year, sometimes we celebrate two or three birthdays at the same time if they are all in the same month!  I did not add anything fancy, just let the image speak for itself.  Colored with copics, sentiment was computer generated and the organdy butterfly from Crafts.

Florida Girl

This is another image from Sassy Studios - isn't she gorgeous?  Such a fun image to work with, colored her with copics and popped her up on a google map of Florida.  What could be easier!  Added Sentiment from computer.
This is for my other friend named Alice and she was thrilled with it as she leaves Ontario every winter and goes south to Florida.

Happy Birthday Alice

Image from Sassy Studios, colored with copics.  Ribbon from Crafts, Flowers on side embossed then colored and pink sequin type flowers added to centers.  Sentiment computer generated.
I have two friends named Alice and we celebrate their birthdays together every year.  This card is for the younger Alice! 

Soccer Anyone

This is another image from Pollycraft, now sold by Little Miss Muffet.  Simple card to make colored with copics, DP is from K and Company mounted on blue cardstock.  The stars and stripes are a sticker from my stash.  This is for my nephew's son  who just had a birthday.  Daxton is his name and he lives in BC so I don't get to see him too often.  I do hope that he is interested in soccer!

I am entering this into http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.ca/search/label/Challenges  Simplicity

Girl in Boots

 I just love images of little girls with large eyes!  This one is from Pollycraft which is now being sold by Little Miss Muffet.  Isn't she charming.  The card is for my niece's daughter Sarah who was 10 years old.  I colored her with copics.  The dp is from my stash and I added some mesh and some stickers from Dollarama.  Thought it made a nice bright  card.