Beautiful Lady

Welcome back friends.  I have another card for y'all today.  This one uses a Digital Stamps 4 Joy image by Jen Lee.  I colored this lady with colored pencils and OMS.

I made this one a shaped easel card using a template. The base is a royal purple from Recollections.  I used two different DPs from DCWV and used both patterns to make the flowers.  I used two EK Success 5 petal flower punches for them.  The leaves are from my stash.  All of the gems are from Queen and Co.  And no, your not seeing wonky, the image is placed askewed for interest. The sentiment is from Shelly's Images and I inked the edges with purple ink.

Thanks so much for taking a peek at what I have been working on.  God bless y'all.

Challenge:
Twisted Tuesday--Free For All

You're Tweet!

Hello friends.  I hope everyone is enjoying their week so far.  It's hump day..half way to the weekend. Kierstynne has her first twirling parade this Saturday. She is so excited.  Last year she only got to carry the flag, this year she gets to twirl.  I'm so proud of her.

The card I have to show y'all today uses a cute little image from Digi Darla.  I colored it with BIC markers.

I used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch to make this card.  I pulled out a new paper pack for this one. It's by Pink Paislee and is called London Market.  I love this one.  I am going to have to buy a couple more to hoard.  I used SU Very Vanilla for the base and mats.  I inked the image with DI Vintage Photo.  I stamped the sentiment from Studio G directly onto the lace strip with Versa Fine Onyx ink.  Adding three large pearls from Queen and Co finished off this card.

Thanks for stopping in to see me.  I hope you enjoy your day.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Love to Create--#63  Punches or Dies
Creative Craft Challenges2--#9  All About Animals
TTCRD--Anything Goes
Outlawz Monday's Greeting--Anything Goes

Teacher Thank You

I am seriously late posting this one.  I have already mailed it and just forgot to post it.  This is my card for last Tuesday's Teapot Tuesday.  We are sending thank yous to Barb for all she does.  Our tea party went to Evansville, MN last week.

I used a cute Teacher image from Rhoda's called Fauna Teacher to make this card.  I used colored pencils and OMS on this one.  I trimmed the image down and matted it on a very light bluish gray.  The sentiment is from Cloud 9's Stamp America.  I stamped it with Versa Fine Onyx.  I matted the sentiment on the same card stock as the image.  The background DP is from DCWV and I thought it worked perfectly with a teacher card.  I matted it on the light bluish-gray card stock too.  The card base is a light turquoise card stock from Recollections.  I did chose one other DP for the background of the whole card and it is from DCWV.  The pearls are from Queen and Co and the little flowers are from Jolie's.

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you haven't had a chance to join in the Tea Parties on SCS, click HERE for this weeks party. 

I'm also entering this card in the Tuesday Throwdown challenge for this week.

Have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

You are Beautiful

Thanks for stopping by today.  It's Tuesday and just like with the Digi Darla card, my card for Beccy's Place is late being posted.  Feeling punk is for the birds.

I used the precolored digi for this card from Beccy's Rose Bouquet set.  I loved the colors of the roses.

This was a fairly simple card to put together since the image was already colored.  I printed out the image and sentiment and trimmed them down, rounding the corners.  I matted them both on black Recollections card stock.  The card base is a beautiful Lavender from Colorbok.  I printed out a digi paper from online and wrapped a piece of Lavender ribbon around the middle.  I used pop dots to add the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping today.  I truly appreciate it.  Have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

Party Like a Rock Star

It's Tuesday and I'm late as usual.  I have been sick as a dog the past couple of days, so I didn't get this posted on time.  

This is my DT card for Digi Darla's challenge this week.  Our theme is Let's Celebrate.  I used Darla's Dancing Woman and printed my own sentiment.

I colored in this crazy woman with colored pencils and OMS.  I added some black glitter pen to her jewelry and shoes.  I made a card base using Black card stock from Recollections.  The electric guitar back ground is from the Rock Star pad from DCWV.  I matted the image on a panel of black card stock and then on a panel of Red card stock from DCWV.  I'm not sure what you call it, but it's kinda like  mirror like.  It's very shiny.  I used the same matting combo with the sentiment. 

I think she is enjoying her day immensely.  I hope you enjoy yours.  God bless y'all.

Melonheadz Monday Challenge

Good Morning.  Welcome back to my little piece of cyber space.  I'm so glad you chose to join me along my journey.  

Today is my first posting as a Melonheadz Designer.  I'm so excited.  I love Nikki's designs and have been using them for a while.  If you haven't checked out our site yet, please do by clicking HERE.  Every two weeks we have another challenge with a great theme. This challenge's theme is Mother's Day/For a Special Lady.  I used the Mother's Day 2011 bundle to create my card.

I think this is such a sweet image.  I used Spectrum Noir pens to add the color to this image.  I used BGR1 to highlight the image before trimming it and rounding the corners.  I matted it onto Black card stock from Recollections.  The sentiment is from the same bundle and I also rounded the corners and matted it onto the black card stock.

I found these two DPs in my blue stash bin and thought they matched pretty well with the image.  I am going to give this to my MIL for Mother's Day and she isn't a frilly girly girl, so I liked the simpleness of this card.   I used a Fiskars Border Punch to  die cut the Turquoise strip of card stock (Recollections).  The card base is a nice Yellow from Recollections and is 6" square.  I added two little flowers that I had in my stash to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  God bless y'all and have a great Monday.

Challenges:
Sketch Saturday--#256
TTCRD--Anything Goes
Perfect Sentiments--#76 Mother's Day
Broken Box Stock--#25 Mother's Day
Sweet Stampin'--Anything but a Birthday

Genesis 1:31

Howdy y'all.  I have another card today that uses a decoupage from Jo at Trimgym.  This one is a beautiful purple iris.

One of the themes for one of the challenge is Rain, Rain Go Away.  I didn't use a rain image because when I think of the rain going away, the flowers begin to bloom.  Hence, the iris.  The flowered DP is also from this decoupage set.  I matted the flower panels on Old Olive card stock from SU.  The strip in the middle is also Old Olive.  I used Elegant Eggplant card stock from SU for the card base.  The DP is DCWV.  I received this sentiment from a RAK and thought it was perfect for the new flowers that are popping up everywhere here in PA.  I matted it on a small panel of Elegant Eggplant.  Adding some gems from Queen and Co finished off the card.

Thanks so much for poppin' in today.  Have a happy Monday and God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Digi Sketch Challenge--April Showers
Crafts4Eternity--Perfect Papers

Beauty is the gift of God card

Welcome back friends.  It's good to see ya.  I have a card for y'all that showcases one of Shelly's Images.  Check out Shelly's site here.  

One of the challenges I am entering this card in gave us a theme of creating your own background.  I used chalks to create the back ground behind the horse.  I sure hope that counts as creating your own background.  I printed out the image on GP card stock and colored it with colored pencils and OMS.  I added some silver gel pen to the bridle findings.  I had this cute little fence in one of my Recollections sets.  I stamped it three times and cut them out after coloring them with BIC markers.  I added them along the bottom of the card and pulled out some little Prima flowers to add along the fence.  I should have added some vines, but oh well, my flowers are just floating in air.  I stamped the little bluebird and cut him out and added him to the card with a pop dot.  The butterfly and bee are from the same Recollections stamp set that the fence is from and I think it's called Garden Gnome.

I trimmed down the image to 4"x5.25" and put it on a Kraft (Recollections) card base.  I inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo before adhering it.  The sentiment is one I received in a RAK.   Adding a few little gem centers to my flowers finished off the card.

Thanks for stoppin' by.  I hope y'all enjoy Monday.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Shelly's Images--April Showers bring May Flowers
Sweet Stamps--Use 3
Tuesday Throwdown--Create Your Own Background
Stamping with Dragon--Spring Has Sprung ( I used Spring flowers and a grazing horse)
My Time to Craft--#219  Use Kraft 

Wild About You

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you enjoy your visit.

I have a decoupage card for y'all today.  This beautiful image is from Trimgym's blog and store.  Jo has some amazingly beautiful images.

I printed out the decoupage sheet on white card stock and cut all the pieces out.  I also printed out the coordinating background paper.  I used pop dots to add all the pieces of the tiger together.  I had the trees and grass die cuts in my stash so I thought I would use them.  I saw this idea over on the Outlawz site this morning and loved the way Deonna Bemish made her lion card so I lifted the idea and used it for my tiger.  The sentiment is from Stampendous Changito Duos set.  I thought it fit perfectly with this card even though it is in a monkey set.

I hope you enjoyed your visit today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Bone Appetite

Good Morning.  Today is Monday and that means back to school after the weekend.  I will be so glad when this school year is over.  I'm done.  It's been a very awkward year.  Only a few more weeks..I can make it..

I thought I would try my hand at another macabre card.  I'm not very good at this type of card, but Haunted Design House has some great challenges.  My work doesn't even come close to their design team or even the people who enter the challenges, but they are fun.

The theme for this challenge is Skeletal Remains.  We had to use skeletons and bones.  I had this stamp set from Recollections in my stash that I purchased after Halloween last year for $1.99.  I stamped the skeleton twice with Versa Fine Onyx ink and cut one of them out.  I  used pop dots to add the cut out one to the main image.  I stamped the sentiment and brain on the card stock and then colored the brain with a light ink and did some line work with a red BIC marker.  I drew a blood pool to try and make it a little more gruesome.  The skeleton has just pulled out this brain so he has blood dripping from his hand.  I inked the edges of the image with DI Vintage Photo and matted it on a panel of Red card stock from Recollections.  The back ground paper I made by stamping the large skull randomly on white card stock.  I inked around the edges of this too.  I added some flowers from my stash to offset the creepy image.  I hope this works for the challenge.  It's way out of my comfort zone.

Thanks for stopping in to see my creepy creation.  Have a great day and God bless y'all.

Challenge:
Haunted Design House--#165  Skeletal Remains

Bella and Skipper Card

Thanks for stopping by today.  I have one more card for y'all this Sunday morn.

I used the progressive freebie from Imagine That to make this card.  If you haven't played along with Kris' challenges, each month that you play you will receive the next image or images.  You do have to purchase the first one to start playing, but after that, they are sent to you as long as you play along.

I started this card by printing off the image on GP card stock and using my colored pencils.  After coloring the image, I used chalks to make the sky.  It's hard to see in the picture, but there are some pinks and yellows as well as blues in the sky.  I made a black card base and matted my image and the flower panel on the same black Recollections card stock.  The flower DP is DCWV and the polka dot DP is Colorbok.  I used a strip of light blue card stock from Colorbok across the middle.  I didn't add any embellishments or a sentiment.  I am still thinking of a sentiment for this one.  I have a few cultivating in my mind, but haven't decided on one yet.  I will add it when I decide on the perfect one.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I truly appreciate it.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Imagine That--Progressive Freebie Challenge
Freshly Made Sketches--#83
Catch the Bug--Color Challenge
Outlawz Color Challenge

Trimgym's Monthly Challenge card

Welcome back to my blog.  I truly appreciate the time you take to come visit me and see what I am creating. It means so much to me.  I also love reading all the wonderful comments that you leave.  Thanks! :)

The card for today uses a decoupage sheet from Trimgym's.  This month's challenge is an anything goes and Jo even let us pick an image to use for this one.  I chose to use the oval decoupage page she created.

I printed out the sheet onto Neenah Super Smooth White card stock and cut it out.  I inked the edges of all the elements with Colorbox's Cat's Eye Purple Ink.  I used two sentiments from the Gina K Spring Mix stamp set on this card.  I turned the small scalloped oval sideways to made the resting place for the easel part of the card.  I think it gives it a bit of interest.  Adding a piece of ribbon and some green gems from Queen and Co finished off this card.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today.  Have a great day!  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Trimgym--Anything Goes

Love 2 Create Card

Good morning friends.  It's Sunday and kinda dreary here today.  It's good to see y'all this morning.

The card I have to showcase today uses a Melonheadz design by Nikki.  This card is my idea of CAS.

To make this card, I started with a 4.25" square card base using Red card base using SU card stock.  I used a panel of Black (Recollections) card stock as a base  for the squares of DP from DCWV.  I wrapped some red and black ribbon around the corners and around the middle.  Adding a few gems from Queen and Co finished off this little card.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope y'all have a great Sunday.  God bless.

Challenges:
Love to Create--#62  Bingo Card

Paper Ala Mode Card 4/27

Good Morning.  Welcome to another Saturday at Paper Ala Mode over on the Outlawz.  Our theme this week is Anything Goes.

I used an Anne Fenton design to make this card.  After printing and coloring this adorable little bear, I used my Nestabilities to die cut the image and mat.  I chose Kraft card stock from Recollections as my base and a light blue card stock also from Recollections for the back ground.  I had these cute little cupcakes and sentiment from Studio G in my stash so I thought I would use them.  I added some color and sparkle to them with Sakura Glitter Gel Pens.  Adding some gems from Queen and Co. finished off this card.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been creating.  If you get a chance, hop on over to the Outlawz Ning site and join us for some fun challenges and great prizes.

Have a great day.  God bless!

Our New Addition

Hello peeps.  I just wanted to post really quick that we have a new addition to our family.  His name is Charlie.

Isn't he a doll..He is 5lbs and 22 inches long.  He arrived today. He is a reborn.  Kierstynne saved up her money to buy him and she is so excited to have a little brother.  I can't believe how real he looks. We went to Walmart today and had 4 people stop us to look at the baby.  They were totally shocked when they realized it was a doll.

Just thought you guys would like to see our Baby Charlie Andrew Thubbron.