Day 7 of 31

Welcome, Horrifying Hoppers,  to Day 7 of our 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  Can you believe an entire week has gone by already?  Man, time flies when you are having a ball.   Let's see what we have for today's offering..how about a Vampiress?

This beauty is from Cuttlebug Cuties and her name is Alice.  She kinda looks like Alice from the Twilight series don'tcha think?  I used colored pencils and OMS on her and just did some simple matting and layering for this card.  I didn't  want a bunch of elements taking away from how beautiful the image is.  I used a Gold Metallic pen for her goblet.  The sentiment I just printed out from my word processing program.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  Remember to stop by Terra's blog for all the rules, sponsors, prizes and of course the winners from yesterday's Scavenger Hunt.  And, for those of you who get lost along the way, the entire blog roll will be posted on the right side all month.

I am going to enter this card into the Card Making' Mama's and V's Sweet Ideas challenges for this month.

Santa's Down Time

Good morning.  I've got my toes in the water, a** in the sand. Not a worry in the world, cold beer in my hand, life is good today.  Life is good today.  Gotta love Zac Brown.  Even though I'm not at the beach and I don't drink, Santa needs a break too.

This card really makes me want to be at the beach.  I love sound of the waves crashing on the sand, the smell of the salt water and watching all the people.  I think Santa enjoys it too from the look of things.  This image is Diane's Digital Designs and is printed on Neenah card stock.  I used colored pencils and chalk to make this image come to life.  I used an old sketch from my sketch book to design the card with a beach paper from my stash.  It's so old I don't even remember who designed it.  I cut a couple of the elements out of the DP and used them for embellishments.  The sentiment is from my stash and I think it's a Studio G.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope y'all enjoyed this brief glimpse into what Santa does in the off season. Have a great day and God bless.

Challenges:
V's Sweet Ideas--#13 Summer Fun
Fab n Funky--#179 Christmas in July
Chocolate Coffee Cards--#43 Life's a Beach

V's Sweet Ideas Monthly Challenge

Welcome to my blog, friends.  I appreciate each and every one of you.  You are all special in my book.

The last card I have for y'all in this bunch is a sweet little baby card for V's Sweet Ideas Challenge #12.  The theme, of course, is Babies.

Can you believe it?  I actually made a standard A2 card.  LOL.  I seem to be stuck on the square cards, but I veered of course for this one.  

The image is from Dearie Dolls and was printed on Neenah card stock.  I did find a new Neenah on Amazon.  It's 110# and is called Index Card.  It works beautifully when blending alcohol pens and colored pencils.  The package is 250 sheets and costs roughly $13.   It's not super smooth like what I was buying at 7kidscollegefund.com, but it works well.  I like it.

I used my Spectrum Noir pens to color in the image and give it a bit of a shadow.  I trimmed it down to fit the entire width of the card.  I matted it onto a panel of SU Gray.  I made the card base from the same gray.  The DP is an oldie from my stash.  Adding a piece of Pink Gingham ribbon and some Pink Pearls from Queen and Co. finished off this card.  I think this qualifies for CAS, don't y'all?

Thanks so much for stopping in today.  If ya get a chance, make sure to pop in over at V's for this sweet challenge.  God bless y'all.

Kisses From Angels Card

Happy Friday peeps!  It's finally the weekend and mine is full.  Tonight I have to take Kierstynne to her last practice before her Twirling Recital tomorrow.  She's really taken to twirling like a duck to water.  She loves it and she's good.  I can't wait to see the recital.

I was able to get three cards done last night, so stay tuned for two more cards.  

This first one uses an image from Beansie Doodles.  You can find her on Etsy and her images are very cute.

I chose pink, black and brown for my color scheme.  That beautiful background paper is Authentique.  It's from the first paper pad I have ever gotten from them.  I love it.  The pink and polka dot papers are from My Mind's Eye.  I made the card base from black card stock from The Paper Studio.  

I used my colored pencils to color the image.  I hand cut the image out into an oval and it's a little crooked, but it works.  The sentiment is from A Piece of Heart.  I inked both in Distressed Ink Black Soot.  I had to add the flower because I made a mistake when I cut out the oval and needed to cover it up.  But, mistakes are just creative adjustments, right?  I added three black pearls from Queen and Co. to the top to finish off the card.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Come back for the next two.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
V's Sweet Ideas--#10 Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network--Anything Goes
Pink Gem--Sketch Challenge