Random Cards

Hello friends.  I am posting some random cards that I made while my internet was out.  I didn't enter these in any challenges and they aren't for my design teams.  Just wanted to post them so y'all could see them.

Using The Paper Shelter image and handmade roses.

Using a Robyn's Fetish image.

Using an image from A and T Creations, papers from DCWV and lots of Distress Ink.

Using an image from DS4J.

Using a Kenny K image, punched flowers and blue pearls

Using a Delicious Doodles image and trying for the CAS look.


Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed the cards that I had for you today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Happy Birthday, Hotrod!

Hello there.  I hope y'all are having a good day. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  I have three cards so far to blog, so stay tuned. :)

The first one uses a Delicious Doodles image.

I love this '57 that Teri drew.  I remember seeing pictures that my Grandmother had of her car and it looked just like this one.  

I truly appreciate you guys!  I love reading all the comments y'all leave for me.  It makes me feel really good when I read your comments and they definitely boost my confidence.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Teri Sherman at Delicious Doodles
Sentiment: Handwritten by me
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Pens, Metallic Silver Pen
Cardstock: Darice, Recollections
Papers: MME
Embellishments: Given to me by a friend
Gems: The Paper Studio
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Fiskar's Circle Cutter and Template, Cutterbee Scissors, Pop Dots, Black Sharpie Marker (For outlining), Zig Black Pen


Challenges:
Aud Sentiments--Bingo Challenge--I used Texture (Glitter), Die Cuts, Three Word Sentiment
Cardabilities--Sketch #93
A Gem of a Challenge--#113 Spots and Stripes
A Little Bit Crafty--Man Up
Try It on Tuesday--Handwritten Sentiments

Kierstynne's First Challenge Entry

Hello, friends.  It's Saturday, it's snowing again, and my 9 year old is entering her first challenge.  She is so excited. She knows I enter lots of challenges and am on lots of design teams and she's been begging me to let her enter a challenge.  She asked me the other day why they didn't have kids on design teams.  She wants to be on one.  I told her she would have to wait a few years then she could enter.

I found a challenge blog that accepts children's entries, so she made this beautiful card to enter.

Yes, my 9 year old colored this beautiful image from Delicious Doodles called Marina.  She used my colored pencils and even blended the colors with OMS.  She added lots of embossing, even used my Marvy heat tool.  She also used chalks to make the ocean background.  I helped her come up with the sketch and showed her the different papers that would work with this card, then she used my trimmer to cut the papers and used the ATG Gun to adhere all the pieces.  I did help her tie the knot because she just couldn't get the hang of it.  That's all the help I gave her.  She did it all by herself.  I think I'm a little jealous.  Her's looks as good as what I create.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and please leave Kierstynne some love in the comments below. She's not so sure it's good enough for a challenge, but I think she did a fantastic job.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Delicious Doodles--Marina
Coloring Medium: Colored Pencils and OMS
Embossing:  Powders- Sparkle and Sprinkle; Ranger Inkssentials Embossing Pen
Cardstock: Darice
Papers: Colorbok
Gems: Queen and Co
Ribbon: Michael's
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Marvy Heat Tool

Challenges:
Delicious Doodles--#75 Ribbon and Bling
Crafty Hands--#8 Embossing
2 Sisters--#173  Embossing

I Love You...to Death

Hello my friends.  How are y'all?  I hope y'all aren't snowed in.  We've gotten about 6 inches with more coming.  Another storm on Monday and then another on Wednesday.  I'm so done with winter.

So, I have a card for y'all that uses one of Teri's images from Delicious Doodles.   This one is called Voodoo Woman.

I don't think this is too creepy of a Valentine's card, do y'all?  I like it.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all stay warm and safe.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Delicious Doodles
Sentiment: mine
Stamps: Studio G Hearts
Inks: SU Raspberry Ripple, Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Lady Bug
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Black Glitter Gel Pen, Sakura Glitter pen in Clear Star
Cardstock: Darice and Recollections
Paper: The Paper Studio, DCWV
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, stamp block

Challenges:
Unscripted Sketches--#243
Musically Challenged--Gothic Songs (Peter Murphy's Indigo Eyes)
Tuesday Throwdown--#182 Roses are Red Violets are Blue
Quoth the Raven--#29  
Charisma Cardz--#4  Inspired by a Movie--Fatal Attraction
Shelly's Images--2 hearts with Red and Pink

Delicious Doodles DT Call

Yep, that's right. I can't resist.  I am so in love with Teri's images that I just had to apply to her DT call. Here are three of my most favorite projects that I have made with images from the Delicious Doodles store.

I love the way the lilies turned out on this card.  I love butterflies too, so this image was perfect for me.  My mother too, loves butterflies because they are the symbol for LUPUS and my family is overrun with it.

This card was made for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop last year sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  I love the look in her eyes. 

And this last one has to be my most favorite of all.  I used three different images from the DD store.  I used pop dots to make the frame stand out from the image.  I love this bride.

So there you have it folks.  My entries for the DT call.  If you are interested in applying, please click here to go to Teri's blog and read all the instructions and to enter your link.  Wish me luck!

2013 in Review

Hello, my friends.  Today is New Year's Eve.  The last day of 2013.  As I sit here, looking back on this year, I see alot of things.  Good things, bad things, sad things, happy things and every where in between.  This has been a hard year for my family.  We've struggled with deaths in our family.  My dad passed away on Memorial Day from cancer, my uncle passed away two weeks after that from cancer, and we lost my 23 year old cousin to a drunk driving accident in July.  We've struggled financially, emotionally, and physically.  During the first few months of this year I was recovering from a broken neck and neck surgery, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and for Christmas, I had the Shingles.

But, on the bright side, my husband and I have a stronger relationship, my daughter is doing great in 4th grade and I have three new design team positions for the new year.  I have been enjoying my current design team positions and have been stretching my boundaries with my card making.

I would like to revisit some of my most favorite cards of 2013.  These are the ones that I think turned out the best.  I hope y'all enjoy this trip down memory lane.

This one was made for Sassy Studio Designs PCP challenge

I followed a sketch challenge to create this card.

Using a new star burst technique

One of the cards made for Teapot Tuesday over at Splitcoast Stampers

Kenny K's wonderful talent just inspires me

I made this card for my dad's 65th birthday, but never got to give it to him.

Another beautiful Kenny K creation

I think this has to be my most favorite of the whole year.  I just love how this one turned out.

Using a Dustin Pike image.

I love sunflowers, and this Fred She Said set is just beautiful.

Beccy Muir created this amazing birdhouse.  It was one of the first cards that added all those flowers to.

This is one of my first tries at Gothic art.  Terri's image is just beautiful.

This was my design team call entry for Kenny K.

Using the same image from Delicious Doodles as I did previously shows the versatility of Teri's images.

My first Gothic inspired altered project.  I joined the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with Smeared and Smudged this year and this was one of the projects.

A wonderful image from Rick St. Dennis.  His images are so fun.

QKR Design Team entry during October

This beautiful little girl is a QKR Design Team entry that you will see next week, but I just love it and since I created it in 2013, I wanted to showcase it.

Thank you for taking this trip down memory lane with me.  There are tons more cards that I love and have enjoyed making, but I didn't want to burn out your retinas.  I look forward to seeing each and every one of you in the new year and being able to showcase my work for another year.  Thank you for being my followers.  I have made it almost up to 100.  I'm very humbled that I have that many people interested in my work.  I truly appreciate all the wonderful comments y'all have left for me during this past year and I look forward to seeing alot more.  I love reading them.  My New Year's wish for all my friends in blog land is:

May you always have sunshine in your face, food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, family and friends surrounding you, enough faith to sustain you, and may your crafting always make you happy.

Happy New Year!

Day 3 of the 12 Days of Creepmas

Hello my Merry Hoppers and Jolly Bloggers.  So glad you guys stopped in today.  As always, the blog roll is posted to the right of this post and you can find all the deets on Terra's Blog.

Today I have a card that features a Delicious Doodles image.

I used my trusty Crayola's to color in this little Emo girl.  I trimmed down the image and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I used three papers from DCWV and some Green Recollections card stock.  I printed the sentiment from my computer. Adding some gems and some small snowflake punches finished up this card.

Thanks so much for all the great comments y'all have left for me.  I truly appreciate it.  Now, get hoppin'. :)

Have a wonderfully creeptastic day.  God bless.

Day 31 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Well my Horrifying Hoppers, the time has come.  Today is the last day of our month long hop.  I can't believe it has been a whole month already.  Man, I guess it's true what they say...Time flies when you are having fun.

Before I show you what I have created for today, I have to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby.  Yep, he's a Halloween baby.  He turns 36 today!  He's edging closer to the age I am now..lol  Happy Birthday honey.  I love you!

So, I had 6 images that I wanted to use, but didn't have enough days to use them.  So, I decided at the last minute to make a little 5x5 chipboard book.  My idea was bigger than the time I had available.  I still have to go back and do some embellishing, but I have the basics done.

This is kind of a long post so grab a cuppa and get comfortable.

This is the first page using a Delicious Doodles image that I won earlier in the Scavenger Hunt.  I used Crayola colored pencils and OMS.  The paper is from a piece of Teresa Collins collage paper that I cut apart, inked and added randomly.  The sentiment says, "Blue eyes can be very deceptive.  We can be sweet as as blue summer sky, but make sure you run if they turn dark and stormy."

The backside of this page is an image from Jade Draggone.  I used the same coloring medium but added some Glossy Accents to the lantern.

I haven't come up with a sentiment for this one yet.  My brain was getting tired. :)

Page 3 uses  another image from Jade Draggone.  I used alcohol markers on this one.  I fussy cut her out and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  The sentiment says, "Don't ever let anyone make you feel like you have to fit a mold.  You are an individual! You are special just the way you are.  Don't change just to please someone else!"  The paper is from Recollections.

Page 4 uses a Heather Valentin image colored with alcohol markers.  The papers are from DCWV and the sentiment reads, "Everyone needs that one friend who loves you regardless.  Nothing can break the bond of that friendship!!"

Page 5 uses a RSD image and a Teresa Collins paper. This beautiful lady is colored with Crayola colored pencils and OMS.  She's fussy cut and inked with DI Vintage Photo.  Sentiment is, "Always listen to yourself.  You don't always need someone else to give you advice.  You are your own best advice giver!"

And, Page 6 is another RSD image.  I love this witch.  I colored her with Crayola and I am a heavy handed colorer, so I used a kneadable eraser to remove some of the black on her dress.  This one uses DCWV paper and the sentiment says, "Some days you just have to let your inner witch out!"

Tomorrow I am going to try and make the covers for this book and put it together.  But, whenever I do get it finished, I am going to post the completed book. 

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to every one of you who left comments on my blog these past 31 days.  Your wonderful comments kept me going when I wanted to throw in the towel.  I truly appreciate the time that you spent looking at my creations.  I have had such a wonderful time making these "out of my comfort zone" creations and sharing them with all of you.  I have "followed" I think all of the Wicked Bloggers blogs.  I want to make sure that I keep up with what all of you are creating.  I have my favorite artists, as all of us do, and I don't want to lose track of y'all.  I have learned so much this past month and have an arsenal of ideas to try in the upcoming months.  Because of this blog hop, I am now a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and am starting a new avenue in  my life.  I hope I can make it succeed, but if not, hey, a discount on Stampin' Up is always good, right.

Make sure to stay tuned to Terra's blog in the next few days for the remaining winners of the Scavenger Hunt as well as the grand prize winner...Oh I so want to win...my daughter wants the pj's..LOL.  Take care, stay well and keep on cranking out those amazing projects.!!

Day 29 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Hello friends.  Welcome to Day 29.  Only 2 more to go.  I don't know whether to be sad or happy.  It's been one heck of a haul, hasn't it?  I've loved every minute of it though.

Today's offering is a "S" fold or "Z" fold card, depends on how you first learned it.  I used two of Delicious Doodles images, The Graveyard and Vampiress.  At first, I was going to add her to the scene with pop dots, but the more I looked at the graveyard, I realized I didn't want to cover it up.  So, I made the "Z" fold card.

I did some shading on the graveyard with eyeshadow.  Yep, that's right.  Eyeshadow.  It makes wonderful chalk.  Plus, it adds some shimmer.  I found some great palettes of eyeshadow at Walgreen's for $1 each.  One even had black in it.  So, I shaded the sky with black and purple and the ground with shades of brown.  Some of the grave stones have a opalescent shimmer to them.  Vampiress is colored with Crayola colored pencils and OMS.  She looks a little light, but that's just the camera.  The sentiment is from my computer.  I added the journaling space to the inside of the fold so as not to cover up the graveyard. I added a few little Martha Stewart glitter bats to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all enjoyed your stop here along this great hop.  Make sure to stop by Terra's  blog for the winners of the Scavenger Hunt, today's sponsors and a refresher on the rules if you need them.  I'm assuming that by this time, you know them by heart. :)  See ya tomorrow for Day 30. 

I'm going to enter this card in the Left of Center challenge for this fortnight.

Day 26 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Hello there!  Welcome to  Day 26.  Can you believe our hop is almost over.  I don't know whether to be thankful or sad.  I'm going to miss seeing all these wonderful projects daily.  I have followed most of the blogs so that I can keep up with my fellow Wicked Bloggers.

Today's offering is a card.  It's a bit different than most Halloween cards.  I did not use any Halloween papers or colors.

I used a Delicious Doodles image.  She's colored with Crayola colored pencils.  I printed four copies of the frame and did the same technique as on Day 10 with the Gothic Bride.  I used a piece of The Paper Studio patterned paper with tons of sea shells on it. I used an Inkadinkado stamp set called Coastal to stamp the row of sea shells on my torn piece of Kraft card stock.  It's stamped with Espresso Truffle ink.   I used an Inkadinkado sentiment stamped in Espresso Truffle from Memento.  I used two punches from the Paper Studio to die cut the sentiment.  Adding some gems on the sentiment and on the inside of the frame finished off this card.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope y'all are having fun along the hop.  Make sure to check in with Terra to see if you have won one of yesterday's prizes and to see the sponsors for today.

Don't forget to check out my giveaway post here.

I am going to enter this project into the Scrapbook Stamp Society challenge for this week.

Day 23 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Howdy, Horrifying Hoppers.  Thanks so much for coming back day after day to visit me.  I truly appreciate all the great comments that y'all leave for me.  I love to read them.  If you want to know who won the prizes from yesterday, make sure to check out Terra's blog (she's the first stop along the hop). You can also find the rules and sponsors.

Today I made an actual sized ATC using one of Teri's images from Delicious Doodles.  I had one of you great ladies leave me the actual size on my comments so I was able to create the correct size.  Thanks so much :)

I think she looks rather inviting..a succubus for sure!  I left her in black and white and just added a touch of red to the sheet covering her.  I tried my hand at the acrylic paint texture background, but it didn't bubble up very much.  Adding the black rose bow finished off this ATC.

Thanks so much, again, for stopping by and I'll see y'all tomorrow.

I have been Spotlighted

Good Morning, friends.  Guess what? 

I sent Teri three of my projects that I had created for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged using her images.  I thought she might think them worthy of using in her gallery or something...well, she did and she put them on her challenge blog for the world to see.  I am so excited!  A whole new set of bloggers are now able to see my work.   

If you didn't know that Delicious Doodles has a challenge blog, please check it out HERE.  There are new challenges every Friday.  Entering the challenge gives you the chance to win 5 wonderful images from the store and if you use a DD image, you can enter twice.

I just want to say thanks to all the Horrifying Hoppers and Wicked Bloggers who have given me the confidence in my dark art to submit my work to Teri and DD.  Thanks so much!!

Day 14 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Happy Columbus Day, to those of you who live here in the U.S.  I hope y'all are enjoying your day off...if you have to work, I'm sorry..:)

Welcome back to Day 14 of our fabulously creepy 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Remember to hop your way down the blog roll at the side of this post.  Make sure to stop in a see Terra at her blog for a list of sponsors, rules and the winners of the daily Scavenger Hunt.

I have been seeing quite a few ATCs on our hop and I haven't ever tried one.  So, for today's project, I thought I would give it a go.  I wasn't too sure of the correct size, so I think I made it a bit large.  Oh well...the first time isn't always perfect, right?

I used one of Teri's images which can be found at Delicious Doodles.  She's called "I'm Baaack!"  I think she is creepily gorgeous.  I used colored pencils and OMS on her. I wanted her spider veining to show better but I didnt' have a marker with a fine enough point, so I used a #2 pencil.  I worked great!  I used a white colored pencils to highlight the bone in her arm and her teeth.   I fussy cut part of the image and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  The card stock is Colorbok, the patterned paper is DCWV and the gems are Queen and Co.  

I hope y'all enjoyed your stop at my blog along the way.  Make sure you stop back in tomorrow for another project.  Have a wonderfully creepy day!

Day 11 of 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

WHOOOO HOOOO!! It's Friday.  Thank goodness.  It's been a long week around my house.  Not alot of time for crafting this week, so I've been working late into the night to get my projects done.   Anyhoo..

Welcome to the 11th day of our hop.  To my way of thinking, it's going too fast.  I am having such a great time creating dark art that I don't want it to end..maybe a Christmas hop is the works, eh?

So, today's project isn't such a dark one.  I had to throw some cute in here somewhere.  The image is from Jade Draggone and  is called, "Mormelar."  I colored her with my colored pencils and OMS.  I did add some Sakura glitter pen to some of the jewelry and if you look closely, the skellies have gold teeth..lol

I used my Coluzzle to cut out the image and black mat (Recollections).  The patterned papers are all from DCWV.  I had to add something to make it wicked, so I used a sentiment from Delicious Doodles.  

Thanks so much for joining us today for our blog hop.  Remember, you can find the entire blog roll to the right of this post.  If you need a refresher on the rules, want to check out the sponsors or are curious to see if you won yesterday's Scavenger Hunt, check out Terra's blog.   

Get hopping and make sure you come back tomorrow for another creepy project and  later today for the winner for my giveaway.

Day 10 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Good Morning, my Horrifying Hoppers.  Welcome back for Day 10 of our month long hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Terra and Tori have worked very hard to put this hop together.  Thanks so much ladies, for all your hard work.  Just a little reminder..if you get lost along the way, the complete blog roll is to the right of this post.  For a complete set of the rules, sponsors and a list of the Scavenger Hunt winners, please hop over to Terra's blog.  Make sure to leave some love while y'all are there.

I wasn't too sure about this whole month blog hopping thing at first.  I haven't done alot of dark art, but I think you ladies are pulling me to the dark side.  I think I am about to cross over..not full time, but definitely more than I have been.  I have been having so much fun doing this hop.  

Today, I have created a card using three of Delicious Doodles images.  Teri is an amazing artist.  For this project, I used the "Pile of Bones" digi paper, "Halloweenie Bones Border" and "Gothic Bride."

This first picture is of the whole card.  I printed the border four times and layered them to make it kinda like chipboard.  I fussy cut it out and inked it with DI Vintage Photo.  I put it on two layers of pop dot squares.  The bride is colored with BIC Markers, Sakura Glitter pens and a #2 pencil.  I wanted a light shade of gray that I could really manipulate and I didn't have that shade of colored pencil, so I improvised.  I fussy cut her out and inked the edges with the DI.  I used Basic Gray card stock from SU for the card base, which is 5.5" square.  The background paper is from American Crafts.  I had a strip of fabric roses from Recollections that were a cream color.  I used a Memento Reinker to color them.  I cut this one off of the strip and added a few leaf die cuts.  I felt like it needed something so I added a burgundy mini rose to the center.

Here's a close up of my Gothic Bride.

And a close up of the rose.

This picture shows the card from the side.  It's kind of dark, but hopefully you can see the dimension.  I think I might go back with a gray marker and shade the pop dots so they aren't quite so stark.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  I hope y'all liked what I had for ya.  Remember to keep on hopping to see what the rest of my Wicked Blogger buddies have created for your viewing pleasure.

Remember, today is the last day to enter the Haunted Bird House Giveaway.  My daughter will be picking the winner tomorrow.

I am going to enter this project in the Haunted Design House #177 Dimensional Halloween.

Day 8 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop

Hello there, Horrifying Hoppers.  So glad to "see" y'all. Today is the 8th day of the hop and I have an exciting project for ya.  I have made a card using a Delicious Doodles image.  I am so in love with these images.  They are sexy, spooky, creepy, and lovely all at the same time..if that's possible.   Let's see what's been created:

This lovely lady is "La Rosa Muerta".  Isn't she gorgeous.  I colored her with Spectrum Noir markers.  All of the papers are from American Crafts and the card stock is Recollections.  Each piece has been inked with DI Vintage Photo.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado Spooky and Creepy stamp set.  I dyed three paper roses black using a reinker and then hot glued them on.  I think she turned out pretty well.

Remember to stop by each blog on the roll, which can be found to the right of this post, and leave some love for the other Wicked Bloggers.  And for a complete set of rules, sponsors, and the winners from the Scavenger Hunt, make sure to stop by Terra's blog.

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments that y'all have been leaving for me.  I love them.  There are still three days left to enter my Haunted Bird House giveaway, too.  Now get hopping on over to Lisa's blog for some more eye candy.

31 Days of Halloween--Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop hosted by Smeared and Smudged. I want to thank each of you for stopping by my blog and leaving all the love.  I truly appreciate each comment that is left for me and I do read them all!  For this month long blog of Halloween goodness you will be able to find the blog roll on the right side of my blog. For a complete set of rules, sponsors and the clue to the daily image Scavenger Hunt, please see Terra's Blog.  And while you are there, please leave some love for Terra and Tori for all of their hard work putting this together.

For today's post, I have created a card using one of our sponsors, Delicious Doodles, images.  I just love these images.  I don't do alot of dark, Gothic cards, but I do love Delicious Doodles images.

I made this card into an easel card.  The first picture is from the front and the second is from the side.

I colored the image with Spectrum Noir, BIC Markers and Sakura Glitter pens.  I trimmed down the image and matted it onto Red and Black Recollections card stock.  The card base is Black Coordinations card stock.  The patterned papers are American Crafts.  I added some double sided satin ribbon from Hobby Lobby and the spiders are from a pack of Halloween confetti that I found last year at the Dollar General.  I stamped the sentiment, which is from Queen Kat Designs, onto a very light gray card stock from Recollections with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Sakura Glitter pens and BIC Markers.  I used my Martha Stewart mini score board to add some score lines to the sentiment then matted it onto the same Red Recollections card stock.  I used two of the spiders as holders for the easel.

I hope y'all are enjoying the hop and will stick with us all month long for some amazing creations by the talent team of Wicked Bloggers.