Shades of Halloween

All of the colors of halloween:  Orange, purple, green and of course black.  A great Halloween image from Sassy Studio Designs with an ugly spider on a web!  I have colored her in copics.  Used a sticker sentiment, DP and some cutouts from a piece of DP all from my stash.

 
Just returned from the doctor's office for my husband re his Parkinsons and he is doing much better seems to have levelled out and has had no falls since his last visit.  If things remain the same, we will not have to make another visit for six months instead of three.  It is a beautiful sunny day - not too cold!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamp and Create   Halloween
Twisted Tuesday      Anything Goes
Always Something Creative    Fall and Halloween
Craftitude                 Anything Goes - Spooky
2 Sisters                   Cute N Spooky

Bat Girl

This bright orange cutie is from Pollycraft and her name is Luna Bitterfrost a card for my grandaughter Jessica.  The image is colored with copics.  I have framed the image with black and added 2 DP from my stash behind her.  The bat sticker is from my stash.  The spider stamp is from Making Memories and the sentiment sticker and ribbon are both from Recollections.

Halloween cards are fun to make, but I really did leave them to the last minute this time.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sassy Studio Designs      Make it Yours  -  Halloween

Clear It Out                     Halloween     - anything Orange

Inky Impressions              Halloween - Black and Orange

Happy Campers               Halloween

Rhedd and Rosies            Anything Goes

Halloween Wicked Witch

For grandaughter Rachel this wonderful witch from Mo's Digital  Pencil.  When I use the term wicked I mean in a good way! ( The way teenagers use that word meaning something amazing to them!)  I have colored the image with copics.  For the background I have added a strip of sequin waste over DP from my stash.  The Sentiment is also from my Halloween stash.

The sentiment is really not that dark, but taking photos in the evening is not the best thing to do.  I know the cat should be black, but too hard for me to color that way!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Card Making Mamas             Trick or Treat
Clear It Out                            Stash item and Orange
Crafting by Designs                 Orange and Purple
Dream Valley                         Halloween
Desert Island Crafts                I used  1. Witch & broomstick
                                                         4.  Stripes
                                                         5. Sentiment on Front

The Presents

This little sweetheart with the gifts is a stamp from Lilli of the Valley, she was such fun to color with my copics.

I used a sketch from  CLP Sketch Challenge which I was going to use when it was first shown on their blog, but a computer not working properly prevented that.  But, I thought it a very interesting sketch so I am using it now.  All of the DP are from DCWV,  I used four different sheets from the same pad.  I added lace to both sides and around the music piece.  The lace and the pink flower at the bottom of the card are stickers that have been in my stash for a very long time. The corner die cut is from Marriane Design and the perky little blue bow is also from my stash.

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We should be nice and cosy this winter as we are having a new furnace, air conditioner and hot water heater installed to-day and they will finish the job to-morrow, but the furnace is running - good thing - as it may go down to 2 or 3 degrees tonight.  No hot water until tomorrow though!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Lady Bug                     Halloween / or use your Die Cuts
Creative Moments        Anything Goes / Lace          TOP Three Winner
Sister Act                     Must be a Card

A White Truck

The image of this white truck is from Doodle Pantry.  My grandson is having a birthday and as he is the owner of two trucks at the moment I thought I'd use one of them for the theme for his 20th birthday card!
One is white the other older one is beige.

This was fun to do, I used Paper Adventures Diamond Dust DP for the background.  The DP is black and has very fine particles of sparkling green dust on it.  ( It does not show too well in the photo, think I need a light box.)  I cut the truck out of white cardstock and added some color with copics.  The windows and headlights were given a coat of Ranger's Glossy Accents.  The sentiments are from TLC and I think they are perfect as his mother says he spends too much time in the garage!  I framed the image with white cardstock after I had stamped around the edges with docrafts Urban Stamp - sprockets and gears.

It's hard to believe I have three grandsons this age now, seems like only yesterday they were toddlers!

Every one is different, but all are enjoyable to be with.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Male Room       Transport / Travel

 7 kids challenge     Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody    Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Crafts     Anything Goes

The Good Fairy Glinda

This wonderful image is one that I won from Sassy Studio for a comment  in a blog hop.  It will be a Birthday Card for my nieces daughter who would like to be an actress - she is 11.  She is going to have the lead in the play Babes in Toyland in their local theatre in Ohio.  I hope her dreams come true, I know she will work hard.

 I have colored the image with copics and silver pen, but I have paper pieced her dress with the same DP as the border of the card.  The jewel swirls are from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Creative Romance  Fairy Tale or Winged Creations

Catch the Bug             Anything Goes

The Crafting Cafe       Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs    Anything Goes

Fish Tales

Here I go with another Kenny K digital image - I do like to work with them because I know my grandkids enjoy them.  This one is for my nephews son who is seven.  I selected this one, because this is about the age that my children used to come home from shopping with Dad with a clear plastic bag with goldfish to put in a fish bowl and when they got older we always had an aquarium.

I colored the image with copics, using Rangers Glossy Accents on the bag with the fish.  The die cut is from Spellbinders, I edged the white one with my copic marker.  I cut the yellow one out of foam, because I thought it would add a little depth without a lot of weight.  The DP is from Recollections and the yellow corner brads are from my stash.  I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock which I mounted on orange corrugated card stock.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey                For Boys

The Scrapbooking Queen            Anything Goes

Pennys Challenges                       Anything Goes

Make It Monday                         Anything Goes

Just part of a Triathalon

My youngest son loves to compete in triathlons even though he does not have time to get much practice in these days.  They start with a swim - then a bike ride -  and finally a run to the finish line.  I was amazed the first time I saw everyone start out in the water - and then to see most of them cross the finish line - it was awesome!

So I thought I would use this great digital image from Just Inklined for his birthday card.  I have colored the image with copics.  The background is a picture that I took of the sky from our backyard, catching only the tops of the trees,  I added a strip of black cardstock at the bottom of the card for the road. Put some Rangers Glossy Accents on the water bottles, added a sentiment and it was done!

Had a few computer problems so first post in a long time.  I had someone lined up to fix the problem and then after about five days, he told me he was too busy to do it - I won't be calling on that business again!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

C is for Challenge             -       Boys/Men

Challenges 4 Everybody   -      Anything Goes

Not Real Stamps   (Digi Galore)      -     Sport

Rhedd and Rosies            -      Something for the Men

A Wild Skateboarder

I love Kenny K's images they always have that wide eyed full of life look.  I have colored the image with copics, using glossy accents on the helmet and the skateboard wheels.  The white board DP is from My Mind's Eye and the red is from Colorbok.  The sentiment is from Desert Diva.

I thought I would add a close up of his face:

Had a wonderful visit for the last 3 days with my brother from Halifax, joined by my brother from Barrie and his wife on Monday and my sister from Omeemee and my daughter and four of my grandchildren on Tuesday.  Just like a mini family reunion - lots of fun.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

The Squirrel and the Fox          It's Raining Men
Catch the Bug                          Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody           Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet Challenges        Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge            For the Boys

Back to School Science

Another grandson having a birthday and going to a new school.  He loves science, so I though this card would be perfect for him.  He has always entered something in the science fairs at school through the years and has done very well.  He would like to be a surgeon.

This digital image and the top sentiment are both from Simply Betty.  I printed the bottom sentiment from my computer.  I used copics to color the image and added some Rangers glossy accents to the beaker he is holding in his hand.  The DP is from K and Company.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon      Back to School
Creative Moments     Anything Goes/ Birthday
Crafting By Design     Anything Goes Back to School
Crafty Creations         Back to School
By Lori Designs          Back to School

Coffee Break

A card especially for a friend that I have known for over 40 years!  We played softball together, and now, we golf to-gether.  I can't get her to make cards though!

I made this card based on a sketch from Feeling Sketchy which I followed quite closely, though I did choose to use several small flowers rather than one large one.

The digital image is from Lili of the Valley Ltd.  I think it is a very sweet image - two friends meeting for coffee.  I have colored the image with copics.  The designer papers I chose to use are from K&Company.

The sentiment was computer generated.  The small flowers are from Petaloo with rhinestones added to them.

Because of the sketch it went together quickly!

Have had my youngest grandson here this week, he is just over 2 years old and he does go to day care each day.  Tonight he helped me water the lawn and the garden as we have not had rain for a while. We had a lot of fun, but of course he ended up pretty wet, and was glad to get his jammies on for bed. His mom is working out of town this week and we are always so glad to have him come for a visit.  Hope you enjoyed your day!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenges for Everybody -  Anything Goes

Feeling Sketchy  -    Sketch

Rubys Rainbow  -   Food & Drink
One Crazy Stamper  -  Birthday
Desert Island Crafts   -  The letter B - B for Birthday - Blue - Blooms  -   WINNER
Lady Bug Crafts  -   Something Floral

Zebra and Foal

Well here I am yet again with another card for a male, having 8 grandsons and 3sons, I am starting to run out of ideas for manly cards.  I thought this card would be quite suitable!

The Zebra and Foal are a wonderful digital image from Delicious Doodles.  My photo is a little wonky, but the other photos turned out very dark, so decided to use this one.  I cut out the image and the grassy area at the bottom and added it to a piece of cardstock from DCWV , their Safari Chic Stack. I colored the grass with copics.  The tree I stamped with Memories, Licorice ink.  The tree is a stamp from Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz Collection.  I stamped it twice to make it taller.

I had another small Zebra stamp from Class Act which I used on the inside of the card,  The die cut I used fit in perfectly between the dots.  The die was part of a set from Nellie's Multi Frames.  I used  the same dotted paper from Lost & Found on the right side waiting for a sentiment.

Wonderful weather we are having here right now, warm, but not too hot, but I guess we could use some rain for the gardens and grass.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Inky Impressions      Masculine
Craftin Desert Diva's   Anything Goes

Cutey Pie     Anything Goes

C is for Challenge   Animals

Jo's Scrap Shop     Anything Goes

Golfing is Fun

Well here I am with another card for a male.  Last week I went to a party with three cards for my lady friends, and I can't believe I did not think to take a picture of any of them!  Another grandson is having a birthday and he will be 18.  He received new golf clubs for his birthday from his parents last week, and I think he has been out golfing with them every day since.

The main image is from the internet Clip Art.  The golf bag is a stamp made in the US but with no company name. Stamped with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  The Sentiment is a freebie image from Any Old Craft.  The ribbon and cardstock are from my stash.  It did not take long to make, but I think he will like it!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Hanna And Friends - - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - - Monochrome
Card and Scrap - - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs - - Make it Crafty

Teenage Golfers

I seem to be making a lot of cards for men lately.  I have two grandsons having birthdays next week,  One will be l7 and the other l9.  I know that they both like to golf, even though they don't get out to do it too often.  So I decided I would make them both the same card. I did change them up slightly with colors and embellishments.

Both cards are colored with copics.  The image is from Just Inklined.  I added a few clouds to the sky, the sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkadoo.  The embellishments and mesh are from my stash - could not find two pieces the same.

I am entering one of these card in the following challenges:

Creative Stamp Friends  -  Summer Sun Holidays
Country View Crafts      -   Summer Sizzlers
Paper Makeup Stamps   -   Color It
The Paper Shelter           -   Anything Goes
Rhedd and Rosies           -   Anything Goes
Here Come the Boys       -   Anything Goes

On the Farm

One of our best friends has been in a nursing home now for a couple of years.  He farmed all his life, milking cows morning and evening everyday.  When I make him a card I always try to include some things from the farm.

The background for the scene which I colored with copics  is from Digi Stamps 4 Joy.  The red Tractor is a digital image from I Brake for Stamps.  The sentiment is layered and is from Recollections.  The DP, the cow  which is a sticker, and the rick rack on the bottom of the card are from my stash.

We have been so lucky that we have not had any flooding in Burlington like they have had in Toronto.  We had a heavy rain this afternoon, but it passed through very quickly.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Friends Challenge - I chose the color from the photo

Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes

Here Come the Boys - Use a digital Image

Summertime Fun

I love this image from Mo's Digital Pencil it is called Gloria at the pool.  The image is colored with copics.  She is framed with a Spellbinder's die called leafy squares. The sentiment die is from Sizzix. The DP is from DCWV and does have a lot of glitter on it which does not show up too much in this photo. The flower and the beads on a ribbon are from my stash.

Anyway, this card is for a friend that there is a party for tomorrow night, so must get it in the envelope, as I will be away most of the day to-morrow.  Hope it doesn't rain, as it is to be a barbecue!  The party is only about two blocks from where I live, so I will be able to walk over and will not have to worry about parking.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:

Belli Challenge - Stars

Paper Make Up Stamps - Vacation

Crafts and Me Challenges - Anything Goes

Rhedd and Rosies - Here Comes Summer

Country View Challenges - Summer Sizzle

The Sitting Ballerina

Another sweetheart of an image from Digi Stamps for Joy, Artist - JenLee.   It takes a lot of Girl Power to get up on those toes and stay there!  I have colored her with copics and cut around the image leaving some white.  The die cuts at the top are from Joy Crafts.  I used my coluzzle for the two ovals.  The sentiment is from Netty's Cards.  The cardstock, ribbon and the charm are from my stash.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Pennys Challenges - Girl Power
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes
Country View Challenges - Die Cuts
Crafty Friend Challenge - Use a Charm
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Stella ICU

Stella a nurse from Bugaboo - Isn't she just the most comical looking nurse!  A get well card for one of the women I play cards with who was in hospital for two weeks.  She is now recovering at home.  I colored the image with copics.  Used a EK Success Punch down the side.  The DP is from My Minds Eye. The flower, leaves and the gem are from my stash.

I am entering this in the following Challenges:

Red Carpet Studio - Going Digital
Stampin forthe weekend - Anything Goes
Pollycraft Challenge - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Golf Swinger

A sporty image for a masculine birthday from Digi Darlas called the Golf Swinger.  I have colored the image with copics.  There was no background so I copied the background from another image from Digi Darlas, but her grass on the bottom looked much better than mine.  He does look like he is definitely standing in the rough on the side of a hill!  The sentiment is from Forever in Time.

Love summer I golfed yesterday morning, it sure was hot so I took a cart with my friend Carol.  The course we play on is very hilly, so on a hot day it is nice to be in a cart and catch the breeze when you are driving.

I am entering this in:

Dream Valley Challenge - Male Theme
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes - Season
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Craft Lovin Challenge - Anything Goes

The Blue Goddess

This image is just one of a series of four that I purchased from TLC.  I was wondering what I should use as a sentiment on the card when I received a thank you for another purchase from TLC which included the lovely rose sentiment which I think is just perfect for this card!  "The ROSE reserved for goddesses".

The colors are based on The Inspiration Progressive Challenge at CDAC from this photo:

This challenge runs April 1st – June 30th (midnight PST).

The Challenge Inspiration is...

The image is colored with copics.  I cut around the frame of the image and mounted it on colored cardstock layers.  I added some lace and a ribbon flower from my stash.  I colored the beige flower with my copics to try to match my other colors.

Every year in June I go golfing with a group of friends, I think there will be 12 this year to Forest, Ontario.  On one of the holes there are several Wild Rose Bushes that are just like the roses on the image above, except they are a nice shade of pink rather than the blue that I colored them.  I am going next week for three days, so hope they are still there. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:               

CDAC Priscilla Styles Group - Inspiration Challenge

Paper Make Up Stamps - Sentiment
Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes
The Rubber Buggy Challenge - Anything Goesl

Ruby

Ruby is a sweet image with lots of  flowers from Wee Stamps.

Had a great day so far - managed to finish planting the flowers in my garden to-day, though I usually add more during the season.  It has rained quite a few days lately so it was half finished until I could get at it again.

Ruby is colored with copics.  The yellow butterfly is emblossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  The Edge punch is from EK Success.  The Die Cut for the image is from Spellbinders.  The sentiment is from Nettys Cards.  The ribbon from Michaels - the lace, and DP are from my stash.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Bugaboo - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Heck of a Challenge - Bingo Lace - Yellow - flowers

Belli Challenge - Flowers

The Canoes

My niece has twin boys, they live in the US, but in the summer the family spends time at their cottage on the lake in Ontario, Canada.  It was their birthday this week and these are the cards I made for them.
I always do Ryan's card with mostly red and Nathan usually gets blue or green.





I purchased the images from The Scrapbook Stamp Society but the artist is from Digi Doodles.



I flipped the image to get one on the right and one on the left, but they would not go side by side.



I used copics to color the image.  The sentiment is from Netty's Cards.  I added the string to the sentiment and to the bottom of the card.  Kept it fairly simple.

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!

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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