Dogwood Flower Pretty

This is Dogwood Flower Pot Pretty, a digi from the Lacy Sunshine Shope another fun little one to color.

Colored with Copics, I cut out a second flower pot to 3D it, then added some brown glitter for the dirt inside.  Added some die cuts, gems, ribbon and a sentiment.

Challenges:
Lacy Sunshine Challenge:  Flowers
613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes/ Use a Sentiment
Atlantic Hearts Sketch:  Sketch
Crafting At The Weekend:  Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs:  ATG
Creative Moments: ATG/Sketch
Divas by Design:  ATG
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  ATG
Moving Along with the Times:  Color
Penny's Paper Crafting:  ATG
Simon Wednesday Challenge:  ATG
The Crafter's Café:  Use a Digi
TSC: ATG
TTCRD:  ATG
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  Use 2 or More Dies (flower, butterfly, background white over blue)
Clear it Out Challenge:  Yellows Stash (my yellow ribbon, forgot I had it till it fell out of the drawer, yellow backing for butterfly, dry embossed for other project)

Friends

A new challenge begins today at the Come And Get It blog, the theme being "Friendship" and I hope you'll come by and share your creations with us.





This weeks challenge is sponsored by Eureka Stamps, They do have a wonderful and varied selection to choose from.  I've chosen to use Friends Sitting, I thought those faces to be adorable and looked forward to coloring them.

Rebecca's Friend

I've just recently found these little characters at Little Miss Muffet Stamps, there are so many adorable ones to choose from I'll be doing more shopping there for sure.  I've colored a few but finally got one put on a card. This is Rebecca sitting on a Zentangle frame, merged in word. 

Colored in Copics added some bling, Glossy Accents, ribbon embossed cs.

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet Challenge:  Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend:  Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge:  Summer Fun
Suzy Bee's Blomin Challenge:  Anything Goes

CHANEL IN BLACK AND WHITE

This image is Chanel a digital stamp from Digis Stamps 4 Joy and the challenge on their blog has the theme for Black and White but you can use grey and skin color.  This is what I came up with.

 Colored with Copics, the itty bitty trim of her dress was done using permanent Sharpies with tiny tips.  I added black gems for her jewelry and to embellish the card, spellbinders and the butterfly die, embossed cs with Cuttlebug lastly Glossy Accents.

Challenges:
Digis Stamps 4 Joy:  Black and White
Art by Miran:  Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz:  Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge:  Anything Goes/
Eclectic Ellapu:  Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything goes
Simon Says:  Emboss it  (black cs background is Cuttlebug embosses)
The Crafter's Café Challenge:  Anything Goes

Happy Days Polka Dots

I was invited to join the design team at the Wags'NWhiskers challenge blog, well, that just made my day and of course I accepted.  This is my first DT post for their challenge which starts today with the theme being Polka Dots. I hope you'll come and share your polka dot creations with us.

 I chose to use Happy Day which  you can find here at the Wags'nWhiskers store, they also have rubber stamps too.  She looks so happy who could resist her plus that was my favorite summer toy many, many years ago.

Colored with Copics, I 3D her dress so I could emboss it, then added white enamel to the dots. I used various punches for the flowers, butterflies, and leaves.  The fence and grass were die cut as well as the background frame.  Sentiment is from my stash along with the polka dot paper, some Glossy Accents, Gems and Stickles.

Carolling Snowmen by Meljen's Digital Designs

Crafting for all Seasons begins a new challenge today, Christmas in July I hope you'll come join us and share your creations.  You may be the lucky winner of Meljen's digital images.

Meljen's Designs Digital Stamps are the sponsor for this challenge, they have a wonderful selection of images to choose from, pop over and take a look.

I've chosen Caroling Snowmen with the sentiment Deck the Halls Carol for my card and what fun they were to play with.

Colored with Copics, puff paint to imitate snow, Glossy Accents, glitter, Stickles, lots of gems, glitter and the music symbols were punched.  This is one thing I like about making Christmas I can go wild with glitter and sparkle.

Challenges:
My Sheri Crafts:  Christmas in July
Send a Smile 4 Kids:  Christmas cards for Kids

Olivia's Secret Window

This is Olivia's Secret Window a digital image from the Lacy Sunshine Shoppe, they have so many fabulous images to choose from, I've lost count of the number I have.

Colored with Copics, birds, dragonfly, butterfly, fence and grass are die cuts, little flowers and leaves were punched.  Background was embossed with Cuttlebug, some gems, Glossy Accents and stickles with a sentiment from my stash.

Challenges:
Lacy Sunshine Challenge:  Flowers
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz:  Hot Summer and or Colors
Crafty Sentiments:  Hand Colored (Copics)
TTCRD:  Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday:  Fun in the Sun
Loves Rubberstamps :  Summer Fun
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  Lots of pink

Morning Glory Sprite

 

This is Morning Glory Sprite, one of many of these sweet Sprite digital images from Aruora Wings Digital Stamp Store, they have a beautiful selection to choose from and not just Sprites, well worth visiting.

Colored with Copics, butterflies, birds, edging are all various dies, the sentiments from my stash, Glossy Accents, gliltter, Stickles and gems are all a part of this one.

Challenges:
Aurora Wings Challenge:  Sprite Delight
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Hand Colored Image
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays:  Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes

BEST FRIENDS

When I saw this image I knew I had to have it, well there is actually 3 images and I got all 3 that I found with these characters.  I found them at Sparkle N Sprinkle they come both as digis and in rubber named Best Friends.  I had so much fun coloring this image, I just can't help but smile when looking at them.

Challenges:
Open-Minded Crafting:  Vacation Related
Sparkle N Sprinkle:  Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge: Sea and Sand
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz: Hot Summer
Creative Moments: ATG/Use one Flower
Outlawz Challenge Monday:  Summer Fun
613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes

Tis The Season

This is my DT card for the Come and Get It Challenge this week and if you haven't guessed the theme it is:  Christmas in July.

This week Bugaboo Stamps is sponsoring the challenge and they have so many great images to choose from.  The one I chose to use is JJ Christmas Box, you can find her here.

I hope you'll come over and share your creations with us and you may be the lucky winner.

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments:  Christmas in July
Divas by Design:  Christmas in July
Through the Purple Haze:  ATG
My Sheri Crafts:  Christmas in July
Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge:  ATG
The Paper Shelter:  Hollidays
Hiding in My Craftroom:  Christmas in July
Sister Act Card Challenge:  ATG

Aurora's Flowy Dress

This is Baby Aurora' Flowy Dress a digital image from the Eastwind Etsy Story where you too can find her.  I wanted to color that pretty little dress and a first time doing blonde hair that's not too bad in my opinion for me.

Colored with Copics, die cut butterfly and flowers, gems, Stickles, a little Glossy Accents and half a sentiment from PSX.

Challenges:
The East Wind:  It's Getting Hot (hence the summer dress)
Suzy Bee's Blog Challenge:  Anything Goes
Moving Along:  Color Challenge
Cute Card Thursday:  Fun in the Sun
Create Moments:  Anything Goes Use a Flower
Crafty Girls Challenge:  Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge:  Anything Goes

Travelling Mouse at The Fairy Tale Challenge

 
 
 

This little creature is the Travelling Mouse, an image given to me from Rick St Denis to use on my GDT card.  Today at the Fairy Tale Challenge it is the Super Digi Stamp Challenge as The Fairy Tale is about to turn 100, challenges, that is.  They want to celebrate a little before the BIG 100 actually arrives.

This challenge have quite a few sponsors with some fabulous prizes  to be won and I'm inviting you to come on over to The Fairy Tale Challenge share your creations with us and see all the wonderful goodies our sponsors are generously offering as prizes. 



We have Rick St Denis digitalStamp Art and Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and Peppercus-Designs

Colored with copics, excited about her journey she wanted to dress her best and wearing lots of bling so she would surely shine.

Challenges:
Moo-Mania:  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:  Anything Goes
Scrapper's Delights :  Anyting goes With Cute and Girly
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge:  Anything goes, Option: Rhinestones and Pearls
Crafty Catz Challenge:  Hot Summer or Hot Summer Color (This travel mouse is HOT to travel)

Mystical Dancer DS4Joy

When I saw this digi image I couldn't wait to color her, she looks so at peace in her dance.  This is an image from Digis Stamp 4 Joy named Mystical Dancer, I like the name too.

Colored with Copics, quite a few gems added to embellish her jewels, layered to various cs's embossed with Big Kick, the sentiment is from the PSX, I only used half of it, the butterfly a die cut and a dab of stickles here and there.

Challenges:
Through the Purple Haze: ATG/ It's their birthday.
The East Wind:  It's Getting Hot (I get hot when I dance too)
Sister Act Card Challenge:  ATG
Through the Craftroom Door:  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:  Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge:  Buttons, Bows and/or BLING
Crafting By Designs:  Use a Sentiment
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge: Anything Goes/Option Pearls/Rhinestones
Scrappers Delights:  Anything Goes Make it Girly

Color: Pink, Green, Yellow and Blue

Hello, time for a new challenge at Come and Get It, this week the theme is:  Color,  Pink, Green, Yellow and Blue.  Fitztown Digi Stamps  and The Paper Shelter are our sponsors this week and they have a beautiful selection of digis to choose from.  This little guy is from Fitztown,known as Teddy #20, my choice for my DT card as I thought it was so adorable and fun to color.  I hope you will come and share your creations with us and you may be one of the lucky winners.

Colored with Copics.

Challenges:
Outlawz Sunday: CAS (dots on the walls)

Fun in the Sun

This was a fun card to do as well as a first for me, I created this little scene with 5 Digis from Digis Stamp 4 Joy.  The largest scenic one is called Lake Walawi, the boat in the water is Dhow Boat,  the little boy with the fish is Caught One, the Log is the name and the girl leaning on it is Sitting Pretty.  I resized and place these using word and PNGS.

Colored with Copics, Glossy Accents was added to highlight various objects, a little stickles, and glitter, the sentiment is an old one from  the PSX,  the card size is 5"X7". 

Challenges:
Digis Stamp 4 Joy:  For the Boys
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge:  Summer Time
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Challenge:  Make it Clear  (Glossy Accents, hat, log, plant, girl's eyes, boat on shore, frog)
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes
Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers:   Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs:  Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge:  Anything Goes

Rose

This is my DT card for Crafting for all Seasons, the challenge is Tic Tac Toe.  The sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter, they have a fabulous selection of digital images and papers to choose from. I chose Rose to use as my image, such a pretty face.  I  hope you'll come join in the challenge sharing your creations with us.  (Ribbon, Square, Pink)

 

 

 

I used Distress inks to sponge in the background, dry embossed with my Big Kick, I did use a script stamp and clear embossed but the image is covering it. The flowers, butterflies and frame are all die cuts, A little stickles and gems to complete.

 

Challenges:

TTCRD:  Anything Goes

Divas by Design:  Things with Wings

Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs: Use a Die

Crafty Sentiments Designs:  Anything Goes

Suzy Bees Bloomin Challenge:  Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef Challenge:  Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:  Anything goes

 

 

 

Cool Things for Summer

 
Challenges

This is my DT card for the new challenge at Come and Get It this week with the theme being Cool Things for Summer.  I've used a digital stamp Appropriately named:  Girl Walking on the Beach by The Stamping Boutique.  They are the sponsors of this challenge, a wonderful shop with a large supply of lovely images.


Challenges:
Crafting from the Heart: ATG
Incy Wincy Designs:  Summertime
Open-Minded Crafting: Water
The Pink Elephant:  Inspiration
Hiding in My Craft Room: Summer

 

 
 

Sandi Goes to School

This is Sandi School Days a digi from The Lacy Sunshine Shoppe, that little face is so adorable with those big "round" eyes on her sweet "round" face.  She even has little "round" buttons on her sweater not to mention the little "round" gems on her hat and in the flowers.  Oh, and even the flowers are round too.

Colored with copics, cs embossed with big shot, the lattice, birds, fence, and tall flowers are die cuts, the other flowers from a punch and the sentiment is from High Hopes stamps, Glossy Accents and gems.


Challenges:
Southern Girls Challenge:  Something Round
SAS4KIDS:  Bright Colors

Standing on a Flower

This is a digital image from A Day for Daisies, named Standing on a flower.

Colored with Copics layered, die cuts, punch, Glitter, Glossy Accents, Stickles and a few gems.

Challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy:  Pastel Colors
A Girl Who Crafts:  Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge:  Anything Goes
Crafting at the weekend:  Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge:  Make us Laugh
Crafty Sentiments Designs:  No Design Paper
Fan-Tastic Tuesdays:  Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps:  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes

Fun Girl

This is a digital image from East Wind and her name is Aurora Bedtime.  Wasn't too sure what I was going to do with her but here she is colored with Copics, a few gems, die cuts, punched butterflies, gems and Stickles.

Challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  Pastel Colors
A Girl Who Crafts:  Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge:  Anything Goes
Crafting at the weekend:  Anything Goes
Grafty Girls Challenge:  Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs:  Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times:  Girls just want to have Fun

Summer Girl

I was invited to be a guest designer on the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog for the next few months, of course I accepted. It's exciting and inspiring to be working with people all over the world.  This challenge is Something for, with/From a Child, what could be more fun.  I hope you'll join in sharing your creations with us.

This is a digital image from Digis Stamps 4 Joy,  I think she has the cutest face as well as her darling pose. 

Fire Flies

This is Eleanor and Pickles playing with fire flies, it's hard to see the fire flies light up as it isn't dark enough but if I made it dark you wouldn't see Eleanor and Pickles who are celebrating their 2nd birthday.

Challenges:
Lacy Sunshine Challenge: Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore:  Use a Stamp or Digi
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft:  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes