Simply B November Challenge

Hello there.  I haven't posted in a while, but I'm back tonight with a card that I made for the Simply B Fan Page challenge for November.  You could pick either the Indian Betty or the Pilgrim Betty.  I chose Indian Betty.

I had to color this girl twice.  I tried the first time with my Spectrum Noir, but I couldn't get her hair to look right.  So, I printed her out again and colored her with my trusty Crayolas.

Isn't she adorable?  I made my background paper with Martha Stewart Stamps.  Some of the are leaves and some are feathers.  I used Memento inks to stamp with.  I added some paper flowers die cut from a Cuttlebug die and added some rhinestones to the centers.  The sentiment is from Mary at Cardz TV.  I just love her stamps.

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

I am also going to enter this card into the following challenges:
Simply Create Too--Give Thanks
Sentimental Sundays--Giving Thanks #181
Created with Love--Anything Goes  #67
Papertake Weekly--Give Thanks
V's Sweet Ideas--Color Challenge

November Freebie with Rick St. Dennis

Happy Friday.  Today I have a card that I created using the November Freebie from Rick's newsletter..Priscilla Pilgrim.  Isn't she just the cutest little mouse?

I colored her with Crayola colored pencils and OMS. I picked papers from a Me and My Big Ideas Layered paper pack.  I followed  the Seems a Little Sketchy #51 sketch to make this card.  The ribbon and button are from my stash.  I printed out the sentiment.  Each piece was inked with DI Vintage Photo.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy
Robyn's Fetish--Thanksgiving
Sentimental Sundays--Falling into Autumn
Penny's Paper Crafty--Lots of Layers
Card Makin Mamas-  Sentiments
V's Sweet Ideas--Color Challenge


Thank y'all for stopping by today.  Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

Dude! That's Funny

Good Morning Friends.  I hope y'all are having a great week.  I'm a little fitzbahed this week.  I forgot to post my card for The Crafter's Cafe this week.  It should have been us on Wednesday.  So, without further ado...here's my card for this week's challenge..

Our challenge this week at Crafter's Cafe is "Dude, That's Funny".  The DT is using Dr. Digi images this week.  I chose Duncan Disorderly.  I thought he was just too funny. I can just see my brother and my BIL like this in a few years.  

I started by printing off the image onto Neenah card stock and coloring with my colored pencils and OMS.  I fussy cut Duncan out with my Cutterbee scissors.  All of the DPs are from DCWV Rock Star pad.  I used a Black, Recollections card stock base.  After putting the card together, I added Duncan with pop dots.  The sentiment I printed off from my Word program.

I hope y'all enjoyed a good laugh at Duncan's expense today.  I also hope to see some funny cards that y'all create entered at TCCB this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your Thursday.  One day closer to the weekend.  Yippee!!  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Sentimental Sundays--#170 Birthdays

Guest Designer Spot at Sweet Stamps

Happy Thursday my friends.  Welcome back to my blog.  Today is my day to post as a Guest Designer over at Sweet Stamps.  If you haven't had a chance to check out all the wonderful products in the store, please take the time.  There are many wonderful surprises waiting for you.

This week, the challenge is Christmas Greenery.  I chose to use the Large Poinsettia Swag to make this card.

I began this card by creating a background panel by randomly stamping the image on a piece of white card stock.  I used a Pine Green BIC Marker, a Red Sakura Glitter Pen and a Gold Metallic Gel Pen to color in the images that were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I stamped the sentiment and added another swag to the top.  Both the sentiment and background panels are matted on Red Recollections card stock.  The Dark Green Colorbok card base is the resting place for this background.  I wrapped a length of Green Organza Ribbon around the back ground panel before adhering it to the base.  The sentiment is popped up.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope y'all enjoyed this Christmas Greenery card.  God bless y'all and have a great day!

Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish--#169 Christmas in July
Sentimental Sundays--#164  Christmas in July
One Stop Craft--#235  Make Your Own Background

Hello my friend card

Hello there my crafty friends.  Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I have been slacking about posting again, but I am trying to get all my health issues under control.  It's going to be a long road, but I am going to make it.  With God in control, I can't help but pull through.

I have a card today that uses an image from Anne Fenton and some more dyed flowers that I used the homemade alcohol inks on.

After printing out the image, I used colored pencils and OMS to add color.  I trimmed down the image and matted it on a panel of Daffodil Delight from SU.  I used three different patterned papers from DCWV All Girl stack.  I used a card base from the Daffodil Delight and used Pink card stock from Recollections for the mats.  The sentiment is from Desert Diva and is matted on two layers.  All of the flowers were dyed with the homemade alcohol inks that I made.  I added some brads to the middle of the smaller flowers and added some gems at the bottom to finish it off.

Thanks again for visiting me today.  I hope y'all are enjoying your week.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Simply Create Too--#37  Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays--#154 For a Special Lady
Love to Create--#65 Flowers
Oldie But a Goodie--Inspired by a song--Song: You've Got a Friend by James Taylor.  Oldies: DP

Fairy Kisses

Howdy Friends.  Welcome back.  I have one more card for y'all this evening.  This one uses a freebie that I found online when I first started collecting digis.

I made a 5.5"x5.5" card base from More Mustard (SU) card stock.  I added a piece of American Traditions DP for the back ground.  I trimmed a piece of green distressed DP from American Crafts and added it horizontally across the card.  I then printed the image onto Neenah card stock and used my BIC markers and Glitter Gel Pens to add color to the image.  I trimmed it down and matted it on a piece of My Mind's Eye card stock.  I printed out the sentiment from my computer and added some yellow glitter pen around the edges of the star.  I used a pop dot and added it to the card.

I hope you enjoyed your stop in today.  Have a wonderful night.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody--#15 Anything Goes
Digi Design Challenge--For the Children
Just Us Girls--#178 Sketch Challenge
Sentimental Sunday--#144 Fairies with Wings

Eccl. 3:1

Moving right along this morning, I am posting a card that is a little different for me.  Even though I love the Shabby Chic look, I don't make them alot.  I love adding elements to my cards, but sometimes I think they look too cluttered.  This card turned out perfectly.

The image is called Shabby Chic Birdhouse and is from Beccy Muir. I printed it off on Cryogen White card stock and  I used my new Chromatix pens to add color to the image.  I also highlighted some of the flowers and leaves with a white gel pen.  I never thought of doing that until I happened to see a card made by Jenn Leeflang. I have been following her work since I first saw it on The Outlawz.  She is one talented lady.  Thanks for the tip Jen.  I made this one 6x6 card using a white card base from Colorbok.  I used Mint Green, Olive and Pink card stocks from Recollections as mats.   The DP is a freebie from Cardmakers Magazine.  All of the flowers are from my stash and I get them at AC Moore.  I added some white pearls from Queen and Co. and the sentiment is from Doodle Pantry.

Thanks for stoppin' in this morning.  I hope you like this card.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Perfect Sentiments--Floral Fantasia
Fab N Funky --#159 Flower Power
Sentimental Sundays--#143 Flowers, Flowers and Flowers
Sweet Stampin'--Mother's Day or a Special Lady

Beautiful

Good morning.  Happy President's Day.  Kierstynne is off from school today so I am going to use the time to do some laundry and get crafty.

My card for today uses a digi image from Saturated Canary.  I used my new Neenah paper and Spectrum Noir pens.  I also used some glitter gel pens and a white gel pen to do some highlights.

Isn't she cute?  I enjoyed using this image and look forward to using some more from Saturated Canary.  I started out making a card base with a chocolate brown from Colorbok.  I made it 6x6.  I matted the image on the same chocolate brown.  I added a strip of lace and a strip of pearls (Jo Ann's) to the left side of the image.  The sentiment is from Doodle Pantry and I matted that on pink card stock from Recollections.  The DP is from SEI Chocolat.   I used a sketch from Mojo Monday to make the card.  I added two little pearls from Queen and Co. to the sentiment.

The flower is one that I just learned to make by watching a video on youtube.  I took a 12 inch piece of box pleated trim, wound it around my fingers and used my hot glue gun to keep it in place.  I punched out a 1 inch circle and added that to the bottom to help keep the rose in shape.  I added a Paper Studio brad to the center of the rose.  They are so easy to make and they look fantastic.   My sweet husband took me to Hobby Lobby on Saturday and I found some rolls of box pleated ribbon for $1.74 on sale.  I bought four different colors so I am going to be making some flowers.  I think I am going to try different sizes.

Thank you for stopping in today.  I pray y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Challenges:
Digi Design--Lace and Pearls
Sentimental Sunday--#142 Lace and Pearls

Little Princess

Good Morning y'all.  Can you believe it?  I am actually posting during the daylight hours. :)  Shocking, isn't it?

Today's card is a sweet baby card.  I used a Digi Darla image.  I used my colored pencils for this image.

I think this is a sweet little image.  The sentiment is from Doodle Pantry.  I merged the two images to make one and trimmed them to 3.25"x 4".  I used a beautiful green card stock from Colorbok and a light pink from Recollections as mats for the image.  The green DP is from DCWV and the pink DP is from Bo Bunny.  The only embellishments are the flowers in the corner.  They are from Recollections.  I used the same green card stock for the card base.

Thank you for taking the time to stop in today.  I hope y'all have a great Thursday.  God bless.

Challenges:
Sentimental Sundays--#140 New Beginnings
Love to Create--#51 Celebrate

A Little Thank You

Hello friends.  Thanks for stopping in to see my latest creation.  The card I made is going to be entered into four challenges.  Sketch Saturday has the sketch, My Time to Craft has a Things with Wings challenge, One Stop Craft has a Sparkle and Bling challenge, and Sentimental Sunday's challenge is for Thank You cards.

I started this card with Basic Black (SU) card stock.  I made this into a 5" square card to follow the sketch.  I used a piece of American Crafts DP for the background.  I added Olive Green (SU) and then Crumb Cake (SU).  The side pieces are the reverse side of the background paper which I cut down to 2"x1.5" and rounded the corners.  Once everything was put together, I stamped different thank you sayings from an Inkadinkado stamp set.  I used Colorbox Cat's Eye inks in shades of green for the words.  For the center thank you, I colored it with a green glitter gel pen for the sparkle.  I outlined it with my white gel pen and added faux stitching around the edges of the Crumb Cake and Olive Green.  I used a dark green BIC marker to add faux stitches on the side pieces.  For the bling, I added large gems (Queen and Co.) to the three corners and a black die cut butterfly to the bottom right corner.  I added three small gems to the center of the butterfly to complete the card.

I sure appreciate you stopping in today.  I hope you enjoyed my project.  Stay tuned for more creations soon.  God bless y'all.

Faith

Welcome back.  I am on a roll.  I've been cranking out cards left and right this week.  It feels so good to get back to crafting.  I so missed it.  Today's card is for the Sentimental Sundays challenge.  The theme of the challenge was to use the negative space of a die cut and a text.

I used a piece of dark teal card stock that had a scalloped oval cut out of it.  I used the die cut for another card.  I then cut out a piece of neutral tan (The Paper Company) using the Classic Ovals Large from Spellbinders.  I adhered them together.  I used a stamp from the Faithful Florals stamp set by Tami Mayberry for the focal image and stamped it on Very Vanilla from SU.  I stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa.  The patterned paper is from American Crafts.

The card base is Early Espresso from SU.  I didn't want a whole lot of embellishments for this one because I wanted the sentiment to be the focus. I found this pretty blue flower in my flower stash and thought it worked wonderfully because it has three different blues in it.  I think it would probably qualify for a CAS.  Well, maybe my idea of CAS.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and may the Lord God bless you.