DS4J Challenge #83

Hello friends.  Thanks for stopping by today.   2014 was supposed to be a great year.  Yeah, not so much.  Tim is still very sick.  I took him to the doctor on Thursday.  He was diagnosed with borderline pneumonia.  3 days later and 3 prescriptions later and he is worse.  I am calling the doctor tomorrow morning to see what our next step is.  Kierstynne has a horrible seal bark cough.  It's all in her chest.  I have to make her an appointment.  I feel ok.  I have a cough, but nothing like those two.  My FIL was admitted to the hospital today with pneumonia.  He got sick after Tim and went down hill really quick.  One of his lungs is completely full.  He has to have another chest x-ray in a week because they think he may have a touch of COPD from all his years of smoking. He quit in 1999 but I guess the damage is catching up with him.  So, for those of you who believe in the power of prayer, please lift our family up.  We need all the prayers we can get.  OK, my venting is done. Let's see what kind of eye candy we have today. :)

I used Marie Antoinette Misteri to create this card for the new DS4J Glitter and Sparkle challenge.  I love the way this one turned out.  I am just starting to make cards with the elements that hang off the side.  With my OCD, it's hard for me to do that. But, I'm trying.

Thank you again for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  I hope y'all have a great day and God bless.

Recipe:
Stamp: DS4J
Sentiment: Fiskar's Girl's Night Out stamp set
Ink: Versamagic
Embossing: Stampendous Detail Gold Powder
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Clear Star pen
Cardstock: Recollections Pink and Gray
Paper: DCWV
Embellishments: Pearls--Queen and Co; Flower--handmade by me; Flourishes--my stash
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Embossing Buddy, Homemade Glimmer Mist, Hot Glue Gun, X-acto Corner Rounder

Challenges Entered:
Fab N Funky--#198 Celebrate
Sugar Creek Hollow--#77 Something New (Stampendous Embossing Folder, Fiskar's Stamp set)
Avenue 613--Block Party

Sassy Studio Designs at PCP

Hello there.  I have a card for y'all today for the Sassy Studio Designs challenge over on PCP.  This is a monthly progressive challenge that runs from the 15th of the month to the following month on the 15th.  You will receive an image to play along with.  This month's image is a beautiful scarecrow lady.

I colored this beautiful image with my Crayolas and OMS.  I fussy cut her out and used pop dots to adhere her.  I used DCWV and K & Co papers and card stock.  The little leaf buttons are from my stash and the sentiment is a set from CardzTV called "Thankful for You".  This is one of my first sets from Mary and I have to tell you, I love them.  They are very well made and stamp beautifully with many different types of inks.

Thanks for stopping by today and I can't wait until tomorrow for the new challenge at Sassy Studio Designs at PCP.  God bless y'all.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Avenue 613--ATG w. Thank you Holiday
Love to Create--#91 Thanksgiving
Twist of Faith--Lots of Layers
Penny's Challenges--Add a Sentiment

I Believe in You

Hello friends.  Thanks for coming back to my blog.  I truly appreciate it.  I have a great card for y'all today. I know it's not October yet, but Breast Cancer is a big issue.  So, for one of the challenges I am entering this card in, it's Monochromatic and I thought Pink..

This sassy image is from Milk Coffee.   I used my colored pencils to add the color.  All of the papers are from my stash so I'm not sure who designed them.  The only one I know for sure is the very back one which is The Paper Studio.  The Light Pink card stock is Recollections.  I added some pink gems from Queen and Co to finish up the card.

Thanks for stopping in today.  Have a blessed day!

Challenges:
Milk Coffee--Show us Your Coloring Skills
Avenue 613--Anything Goes with twist: Add a Sentiment
TTCRD--Anything Goes
Stamping with Dragon--Use 1 Color Only
One Stop Craft Challenge--#237  Keep It Simple

Walking Beside You

Happy Tuesday everyone.  It's been a while since I have posted.  I've been pretty busy lately.  Thanks for stopping in to see what I have for y'all today.

The card for today uses a Digi Darla image.  I colored it with colored pencils and Sakura Glitter pens.

I made a standard A2 size card this time.  The card base is from Colorbok and is an Olive color.  The DP is a double-sided one from American Crafts.  I stamped the greeting (The Paper Studio/Stampabilities) with Memento Tuxedo Black.  The inside says, "Don't walk in front of me because I may not follow.  Don't walk behind me because I may not lead.  Just walk beside me and be my friend."  I used pop dots to adhere the shoe and added some pink gems from Queen and Co to finish it off.

Thanks again for stopping by.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish--#170 Friendship card with sentiment on the front
Avenue 613--#30 Anything Goes with optional Friendship Day twist
Love to Create--#76 Color Inspiration
Penny's Challenges--#137  Bling
Crafts 4 Eternity--#134 Anything Goes

Milk Coffee and Ave 613 Entry

Hello my crafty peeps.  Welcome back to my blog.  It's safe here..everyone knows me...lol  I have a sweet little card for y'all using an image from Milk Coffee.  Our theme was to use the colors of your Country...soooo red white and blue it is.

 I told y'all she was cute.  I printed her out on Crafter's Companion card stock and used my colored pencils and OMS to give her life.  I then die cut her and embossed it, adding some Lady Bug Memento ink around the edges.  I then matted the image onto a panel of dark blue from Recollections.

 This is the inside of the card.  I used two stamps from Cloud 9's American set.  I stamped the fireworks in Lady Bug Memento Ink and Bahama Blue Memento Ink.  The sentiment is stamped in TCP Real Red ink. I added a DP from Colorbok's Americana pad and then a panel of Red from Recollections and then the white panel.  This card is a Z fold card turned sideways.  Here's a pic of what it looks like from the side..

I used my EK Success  Mini Star punch to create the embellishments.   That's it.  Pretty simple, but nice.

I am also entering this card into the Ave 613 challenge..birthdays..as this is America's Birthday Card.

Thanks for joining me today.  I pray y'all have a great night.  God bless.

Challenges:
Avenue 613--#28  Birthday
Milk Coffee-- Use Your Country's Flag Colors

Am I Beautiful Yet?

Good morning y'all.  What a beautiful start to our weekend.  The sun is shining, a nice breeze is blowing and God is so good.

Thanks for stopping in for some eye candy today.  I have a Gothic card for y'all today.  I chose an image from Ike's World to make this card.

After printing off this image onto Neenah card stock, I colored her with BIC Markers and Spectrum Noir pens.  I colored in the spikes on her collar and the cross earring with a Metallic Silver pen.  The image is trimmed down, distressed and inked with DI Black Soot.  I used Recollections Black and Purple card stock for the mats and the background.  The DP is from last year's Recollection Halloween collection.  You can't really tell, but the Dark Purple stripe is glittered.  The flower is Recollections and that purple and white polka dot brad is about 7 years old.  I don't even remember where I got it.  I printed out the sentiment and trimmed and inked (Versa Magic Purple) it, matted it on a piece of black card stock and adhered it onto the side.

I hope y'all enjoyed your visit today.  Enjoy your Saturday.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Stamping with Dragon--Anything Goes
Avenue 613--#25 Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash--#107 Use Oldest Embellishment
TTCRD--Anything Goes

World's Best Dad

Good day to y'all.  We had some really bad thunderstorms last night.  Some of the thunder shook the entire house.  It was like the sky just opened up and poured buckets of rain.  The winds were pretty bad too.  It didn't cool things down too much but every little bit helps.

Today, I have a card that features a Birdie Brown image.  This image is the monthly freebie challenge over at Birdie's blog.

This cute little Mr. Fix It reminds me of Dilbert.  I colored him with my colored pencils and OMS and then cut him out.  I printed the sentiment off of the computer.  The card base and mat for the sentiment are from Colorbok.  The brown card stock is Recollections.  I used a Fiskars Shape Cutter to make the circles.  The DP is from Colorbok's Earthtones.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  God bless and have a wonderful day.

Challenges:
Birdie Brown--Monthly Challenge
Avenue 613--Sketch Challenge
Shopping Our Stash--Use a tool that hasn't been used in a while.
Penny's Challenges--#128 Use Circles

Scripture Birthday Card

Well, looks like I have one more for y'all this afternoon.  I used an image from Anji's Antics to make this card and two different sentiments...one from Verses and one from Doodle Pantry.

I used my colored pencils to give life to this beautiful lady in her spiffy hat.  I made a 6" card base from Light Blue Colorbok card stock.  I pulled a piece of K and Co DP from my stash bin to make the corner piece and the banners.  The mats for image and sentiment are a blue metallic from DCWV.   Adding some gems finished off the card.

Thanks for stopping in.  Y'all have a blessed night.

Challenges:
Avenue 613--#15 Sketch
Twist of Faith--#33 Birthdays
Paper Take Weekly--One Designer Paper
2 Sisters--#139  Hats

Take Flight

Mornin' y'all.  How goes it?  I hope everyone is having a good start to the week.  I have a card for y'all today that uses a technique that I found on Gina K's Stamp TV.  It's called Color on Color Resist.  You can watch the video here.

I hope y'all can see the shine on the embossed butterflies in the picture.  I tried to capture it for the blog.

To begin, I used Memento Inks in shades of Purple and a sponge dauber to add color to the white Gina K panel.  I just randomly added color starting with the lightest purple first.  I then used a brand new stamp set from Eco Green Crafts called Butterfly Post that I found at Tuesday Morning.  I hadn't ever seen this company's stamps until that day.  They are all made from recycled rubber and are the prettiest color green.  I stamped the medium butterfly and small butterfly with Versa Mark ink.  I then covered the image with Clear Embossing Powder from Ranger.  I used my heat gun to emboss the images.  After they were cool, I took Victorian Velvet Distress ink and applied color over the butterflies.  I used a paper towel to remove the color on top of the butterflies.  I then stamped the small Take Flight image on Gina K card stock with Versa Mark and used Adirondack's Eggplant embossing powder.  After it cooled I used a Provo Craft Metal Stamp die to cut it out.  I used pop dots to add it to the center of the card.  I tied some Purple ribbon around the center of the panel.  

I then trimmed down a panel of Purple card stock from Colorbok and wrapped a piece of striped purple ribbon around it.  The background paper is from Far Far Hill.  The edges of the papers are torn.  I made the card base from Gina K Heavy Base Weight White card stock and it's a standard A2 size.  I adhered the DP, then the purple panel and added the focal image wonky. For the corner embellishment, I used a Provo Craft Metal Die and ran it through my CuttleBug.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I have been up to.  Enjoy your Monday.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish--#154 Anything Goes
Avenue 613--#14 Spring Fever 
The Sweetest Thing--#181 Sketch Challenge
Tuesday Throwdown--#41  Twos
Crafty Catz--#177 Anything Goes
2 Sisters--#138 Anything Goes

Fairy Cup

Welcome back to Em's Thoughts.  It's so nice to be back up and posting again.  I was going stir crazy not being able to do my challenges and post my cards.  You don't realize how much you enjoy something until you don't have it.

The card I have for y'all uses a cute little fairy from Meljen.

I colored this little cutie with Chromatix pens from American Crafts.  I used a scrap piece of Gray card stock from SU that already had the scallop shape in it.  I added a piece of Clear Window Plastic under the gray to make it look kinda like a window.  I made the card base a 5" square and added a piece of light pink card stock from Recollections.  The DP and hot pink card stock are from American Crafts.  I used pop dots to add the focal image and added some hot pink gems from Queen and Co. to finish it off.

Thanks for being so patient with me while I was getting my Internet back up.  I hope y'all have a great night.  God bless

Challenges:
Avenue 613--#12 Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door--Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion--#155 Make It Cute

Under Arrest

Good Saturday Morning Friends.  I hope y'all are on the way to enjoying the weekend.  I have to go grocery shopping today so I wanted to get these posted before I left.

My first card for today features a Kenny K image.  She's a hottie too.

I started by printing out my image on Neenah card stock and coloring it with Chromatix pens by American Craft.  I used Copics and ShinHan Art markers for her skin.  I hand drew the wooden floor that she is sitting on and then cut out the part that was above the floor. I made the card base from Crumb Cake (SU) card stock and it measures 5" square.  I cut a piece of American Crafts DP for the background.  Looks kinda like wall paper right?  I used a few pop dots and put behind the upper part of this sheriff.  I printed out the sentiment from my word processor and matted it on a piece of Crumb Cake.  I added some red gems from Queen and Co. to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great weekend.  God bless.

Challenges:
Kenny K's Krafty Krew--#134 Birthday
Robyn's Fetish--#150 Birthday
Avenue 613--Anything Goes with Optional Sketch
Can You Digi It--#31 Male Birthday
Shopping Our Stash--#93 Sassy Snarky
Fab n' Funky--#162 Add a Sentiment
Crafty Catz Weekly--#174  Funny