Super Saturday with Paper A La Mode

Welcome to another challenge with Paper A La Mode on the Outlawz ning site.  If you haven't checked us out, please go here.  Now, you do have to sign up to be part of the site, but once you do, you have access to all the challenges.

Our challenge this week is from Debbie and she chose Snowmen as our theme.  We also have started having sponsors on our little group and this week our fab sponsor is Sherry from A Random Fan Digi Stamps.  The prize?? 2 images from her store.  Just like the rest of the Outlawz groups, we pick winners on a monthly basis.  So, if you win this week's challenge, you will receive your images the first of December.

Here's what I came up with....

This is the front of the card.  I used two The Paper Studio punches to create the window.  The papers are from Recollections. (That cute little snowman you can see through the window, part of a piece of patterned paper.)  The stamp on the front is a Studio G and I used some Sakura Glitter pens on him and added three blue gems for buttons.  The snowflakes are from a pack of table decorations that I got at the Dollar Store a couple years ago and I just added some gems onto them.  I added some glitter pen to a few of the snowflakes on the patterned paper too.

Here's the inside:

I kept the punched out pieces of the front and used them for a sentiment mat on the inside.  I stamped in Memento Bahama Blue ink and used a stamp from my collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will decide to join us at Paper A La  Mode.  Maybe you will be our weekly winner.  

Next week our sponsor is Rick St. Dennis...y'all know how much I love his work...yeah..RSD..

Sassy Saturday with The Outlawz, Paper A la Mode

Hello there friends.  Thanks for joining me for a new challenge over at the Outlawz, Paper A la Mode.  Last week our challenge was Doodling.  Theresa threw me for a loop with that one.  I'm not a doodler.  But, I managed to get a card done.

This week, Miranda, has come up with a pretty nifty challenge.  It's a color challenge, but the trick is you have to use colors that begin with the first initial of your first name.  For example, my name, Emily, I used Eggplant and Evergreen.  If you have one of those names that just doesn't have a color associated with it, you can use any color.

Here's what I came up with:

I used a stamp set from Close to My Heart to make this flower.  I stamped each petal twice, once in Purple Hydrangea and once in Bamboo Leaves.  I used glue dots to put it together.  The centers are die cut from a Cuttlebug set of dies.  I used Eggplant and Evergreen card stock and a piece of patterned paper from my stash.  Adding some pearls finished off this card.

Thanks again for joining me.  I hope to see some of y'all's work at the Outlawz this week.  God bless and have a great Saturday.

Sweet Saturdays with Paper A La Mode

Hello my friends.  I hope y'all have been enjoying your weekend.  My Saturday was very full and busy, but more on that later.

This week at,  The Outlawz Paper A La Mode, our challenge is Carousels.  Your job is to create a card using an item from a carousel.  I love the carousel.  It's one of the only rides at an amusement park that I can still ride without getting extremely sick.  I always loved roller coasters as a young person, but they don't love me anymore.

Here's the card that I created:

I used a Beccy Muir image to create this card.  It is a Christmas Carousel Horse.  I colored it with my colored pencils and OMS.  The papers are MME and the card stock is Olive Green by Colorbok.  I also added a die cut mat in Gold and some sheer off white ribbon. 

I hope that y'all will think about joining us for this great challenge.  Thank you so much for stopping by to view my latest card.

God bless y'all.

Monochromatic with Paper Ala Mode

Hello there friends.  I am a bit late posting this card.  I should have had it posted on Saturday.  Late again..lol

Our challenge this week at Paper Ala Mode at The Outlawz is "Monochromatic".  Just pick a color and use varying shades of it.  I chose to use shades of Black for my card, which features a Kenny K image.

I started out coloring this beautiful lady with colored pencils and just had to add some sparkle to her.  I used my Sakura Glitter Gel pens to add some highlights.  I also used a white gel pen to add some highlights to her hair.  All of the papers are from DCWV.  I used two card stocks from SU for the card base and mats: Basic Black and Gray.  The flower with the feathers came from Hobby Lobby in the Bridal section.  If you haven't ever checked out that section of a craft store, you really should.  They have some great deals and products.  I had those spider webs and spiders in my stash from years ago.  They were actually Halloween confetti decorations that I found on clearance at the Dollar General.  You never know what you might find when you search off the wall places for card making and scrapbooking products.

Thanks so much for stopping in today.  I hope y'all enjoyed your visit.  Have a great night.  God bless.

Challenges:
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards-- Anything Goes

Saturdays at Paper A La Mode

Happy Saturday folks.  Today is a busy day for me.  My daughter is twirling in the Pittston Tomato Festival Parade this morning, but I won't get to go because I have a bridal shower for my youngest brother in law's fiance.  My husband is taking Kierstynne to the parade.  They will be walking about 3 miles today.  Better her than me..lol

Our challenge this week over atThe Outlawz Paper A La Mode group is Birthdays.  Who doesn't need tons of birthday cards right?  You don't have to make a card for PAM, you can make any creation your heart desires. I chose to make a card using two cute little fishes from Opal Manor.

I colored these fish with my colored pencils and added some Sakura Clear Star pen to give them a bit of birthday sparkle.  My papers are from The Paper Studio, which is Hobby Lobby's brand.  I printed out the sentiment and then added Sakura to the letters.  Adding a few gems from Queen and Co finished off this fintastic birthday card.

I hope you will join us over at the Outlawz Paper A La Mode this week and show us your birthday creations.

Have a great weekend and God bless y'all.

Saturday Surprise at Paper A La Mode

Hello there.  I hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday.  I am scheduling this post Friday night because I have a busy busy day today.  We are having Gospel Fest at our church today.  It's a wonderful day on our church grounds.  We have worship bands from different churches come and perform.  There are preachers bringing the Word.  We also sell hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and snacks with all the money going to missions.  I am super excited because this year I get to have a table set up to sell my cards.  I am donating all the money I make to missions.  I hope I do good. :)

This week's challenge is "Best Friends".  I did something a bit different for my card.  I used a bridal image to make my best friends card.

This sweet image is from Opal Manor.  I colored it with my colored pencils and OMS.  The DPs are from a new stack that I got at Michael's and is from DCWV.  The card base is a Deep Purple from Colorbok.  I found this pretty satin ribbon in my stash.  I printed out the sentiment and matted it on a piece of the left over card stock from the card design.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  I hope that you guys will join us over at the Outlawz Paper A La Mode for this week's challenge.  God bless y'all.

Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge

Good Morning again.  I am a bit late in posting this card.  We had such a busy weekend I didn't get to post it.  On Thursday we took Kierstynne to see fireworks, Friday we cooked out at my MIL's and had fireworks again, Saturday my husband wanted to have a cookout, so we had about 30 people here at our house.  Sunday we had church, dinner at the inlaws and then took Kierstynne to the arena here in our area for the WWE Wrestling show.  She is a girl after her daddy's own heart.  He's a huge wrestling fan and so is she.  This week is Vacation Bible School at Tim's grandmother's church plus Twirling tonight..so it looks like I will be busy all week.  I have to fit some crafting in somewhere..

So, this week over on The Outlawz Paper a la Mode Saturday challenge, we have a Summer Challenge.  I used Dearie Dolls images and a Creative Stamping image to create my card.

To begin, I used an Ivory card base from Recollections.  I printed out the images onto Neenah card stock and using colored pencils, added some color.  I fussy cut each element.  The "sand" is actual sandpaper that I tore and inked with DI Walnut Stain. I learned my lesson the hard way of cutting sandpaper with a trimmer..I wouldn't advise it. :)  The "ocean" is a DP from Recollections All Season pad that I got at Michael's for $4.50.  Before adding the ocean and sand, I used chalks to make the sky.  The little swimmer is adhered with Pop Dots for interest.  I printed out that sentiment from my computer program and trimmed it down, inked it with DI Walnut Stain and added it with pop dots.

I hope that you guys will jump on over to the Outlawz and join us.  There will be a new challenge posted for every day of the week plus a progressive freebie challenge every two weeks where you can use images designed by the very talented Anne Fenton and Sandi Huggett.  You don't want to miss those.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all enjoy your day.  God bless y'all.

Hebrews 13:2

Welcome back to my last post of the evening.  Thanks for hanging in there with me.

The last card for tonight uses a set of images that I received in a swap about a year ago.  I have been going through some of my stash and weeding out.  I found these pretty flower images and decided to make a card from them.

I matted the image and sentiment onto a soft green Colorbok card stock.  The card base is the same green.  The sentiment is from Rubber Monger and I stamped it in Bamboo Leaves Memento ink over top of the flower image.  The DP is from American Crafts.  I have no idea why I picked an Asian lettering paper, but it looked really good with the colors of the images. I added a doily from my stash behind the images.  The tan die cut behind the sentiment is from my friend Jan.  That beautiful butterfly is also from Jan.  Adding some light green gems from Queen and Co finished off the card.

Thank you so much for coming back to look at all my work tonight.  I truly appreciate it.  I pray God richly bless each and every one of you.

Challenges:
ABC--#35  Anything Goes
Oldie but a Goodie--Butterflies
Catch the Bug--Color Challenge (the greens are the mats and card base, all other colors are in the images)

Fly Like a Bird

Welcome back.  I'm so glad y'all stopped in.  I have a card for ya that is just for the birds..he he

I love this little image.  It's one of those I downloaded when I first started with digi stamps and I have no idea who designed it.  If you know, please leave me a comment so that I can give the proper credit. :)
I started this card by printing out the image and sentiment (Verses) on Neenah card stock.  I used BIC Markers and Sakura glitter pens to color in the image.  After trimming it down, I matted it onto a panel of Recollections Red card stock.  The sentiment is matted onto Olive Green Recollections card stock.  The DPs are from DCWV.  Each piece of DP is matted onto either red, green or both colors of card stock. The sentiment is popped up. 

Thanks for stopping by tonight again to see my work.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Outlawz Color Challenge: Red, Green and White with a Music Twist
Cute Card Thursday--Fly Like a Bird

4th of July Thank You

Hello and happy Thursday.  We had a wonderful evening at the Lake Winola Fireman's Carnival Parade. Our church had a float in the parade promoting our Vacation Bible School--Mega Sports Camp.  There was only one drawback...it poured down rain.  Kierstynne looked like a drowned rat when we picked her up at the church.  Poor kids.

Thanks for stopping in tonight to see what I have been up to.  The card I have for y'all for this post uses a Sassy Studio image.  Sassy Studio is having a progressive challenge until the 14th of July.  All you have to do is send a request to the email listed in the post and you will receive the Army Honey image.  Make a card with that image and you can request the next one, Air Force Honey.  Once you make a card with that one, request the Sailor Honey.  You can get three images this round plus a chance to win 2 images from Sassy Studio Design.  Click HERE for all the rules and details.

Here's the card I created for the challenge:

I printed off this Army Honey onto Neenah card stock and used Spectrum Noir to color it in.  I used a polka dot method of coloring it to make it look like army fatigues.  I know this technique has a name, but I'm not sure what it's called.  I made a standard card base from SU dark red card stock and used DP from Colorbok's Americana collection.  The white doily behind the image is from my friend, Jan.  Thanks Jan!  The sentiment is from Cloud 9's America set and I stamped it in Bahama Blue Memento ink.  I added three red gems from Queen and Co to finish off the card.

Thanks again for stopping in.  Stay tuned.  I have a few more to post tonight.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Sassy Studio Design--Progressive Challenge #2 
ABC Challenges--#34 Red, White and Blue
Outlawz Twisted Thursday--July 1st (Canada) or July 4th (USA)
Splitcoast Stampers--Wednesday's Sketch Challenge 442

Paper a la Mode Weekly Challenge

Hello there friends.  Welcome back for another piece of eye candy.  Today's card was made for the Paper a la Mode Weekly Challenge over at the Outlawz.  Our theme this week is an Anything Goes with a twist.  If you decide to do the twist, it's Under the Sea.

I seem to be in a beach/water/under the sea kinda mood this week.  This is the third type of card like this that I have made. Do you think I may be in wishful thinking mode?   You will see the other two on Monday.

I used a background and mermaid from Sassy Studios to make this card.  I printed off the images onto Neenah card stock and colored them with Spectrum Noir.  I fussy cut the mermaid and fish (Inkadinkadoo) and added some Pearlized Transparent embossing powder to them for some shine.  The sentiment is mine.  The card base is Colorbok and is a 6" square. I added a mat of Kraft card stock (Recollections) under the sea background just for some contrast. 

I appreciate you stopping in today.  I hope you all enjoy your weekend.  I have a wedding tomorrow so we will be busy all day.  God bless y'all.

The Outlawz CFC Challenge

Hello there friends.  Today I have a card for y'all that I made for the CFC challenge over on Outlawz.  Anne Fenton and Sandi Huggett design some beautiful artwork and we get to take advantage of their talents. 

For those of you who have never played along with the CFC challenge, it's very simple.  Join the Outlawz and then join the CFC group.  Send a friend request to Sandi and Anne and request this week's images.  Make a card/cards using the images and you will get the next set  to design with.

Here's one of the images for this round:

I began this card by printing out the image on Neenah card stock and coloring the rose with BIC markers.  The butterfly is colored with Sakura Glitter gel pens.  I used oval Nestabilities to die cut the image and mat.  The sentiment is from Dede Smith and is matted on Black card stock from Recollections.  I cut a piece of Yellow card stock from Recollections to 4x5.25 and ran it through my Cuttlebug with a Darice EF.  I adhered it to a Black (Recollections) card base.  I used a black Sakura glitter gel pen to add color to the raised dots on the card stock.  I shocked my own self when I didn't use any DP.

If you get a chance, why not head on over to the Outlawz and check us out.  Thanks for stopping in today and have a wonderfully blessed day.

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

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

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!

Hello

Happy Saturday friends.  I just got home from a wonderful pancake breakfast sponsored by our local chapter of CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association).  My FIL is a member and my husband and I will be members soon.  It was all you could eat pancakes, sausage, eggs and the best home fries I have ever eaten.  Thanks CMA..

So, on the card for today.  I used the Kenny K image, All That. I decided on a color scheme of pink, green and brown.

I made this into an easel card but did it a little different.  I trimmed 1/2" off of each side of the front. When you lay it down, you can see the DP on the inside just a bit.  I didn't get a picture of it closed because the centers of the flowers were still wet.

This is my first card for the new DT that I was selected for..The Outlawz Paper Ala Mode challenge.  Thanks so much Colleen for choosing me to be on your wonderful DT.   Our challenges post every Saturday on The Outlawz and our challenge for this week is an Anything Goes Challenge.

To begin, I printed off the image on Neenah white card stock and colored her with Spectrum Noir and Chromatix Pens.  I trimmed down the image and matted it onto  Old Olive (SU), Pink (HOTP) and Chocolate Chip (SU) mats.  All of the DP, flowers, and ribbon came from my stash so I'm not sure who the designers are.  I had this cute wooden tag in my stash from my friend, Jan, so I decided to stamp the word HELLO in Stazon Jet Black ink and add it to the card.

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

Challenges:
Kenny K's Krafty Krew--#138  Make an Easel Card
Fab N Funky--#166 Spring Colors
Stampin' For the Weekend--Friendship
Simply Create Too--#35 Use Your Stash
One Stop Craft Challenge--#224 Pastels

Happy Happy

Howdy y'all.  Welcome back for another peek at my creations.  This card uses a beautiful image from Anne Fenton.  She's so very talented.  I printed out the image on Neenah card stock and colored her with Spectrum Noir Pens.

She's all spiffied up and ready to party.  Nothing says hot like that little red dress.  And I love the fact that this woman isn't skinny and bony.  Not all of us are model thin.  I have some meat on my bones and like to see images that I can relate to.

I started with a black card base (Recollections) and added a layer of black, red and white striped DP from DCWV.  I did follow a sketch from Mojo Monday for this card. All of the DP is from DCWV and the black and red used for matting is from Recollections.  I printed out the sentiment from Annie's Little Footprints and cut it out with a 2" circle punch.  I did use my Nestabilities for the scalloped mats on both circles.

I added lots and lots of pearls after running the large striped circle through the D'vine Swirls EF.  I love pearls.  So classy.

Thanks for looking today.  Have a great night.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
The Pink Elephant--#193  3 DPs and your favorite embellishment
Mojo Monday--#297
Penny's Challenges--#121 Red, Black and White
Crafty Catz--Swirlz and Pearlz
Sweet Stampin'--Go Girly
Outlawz Creative Freebie Challenge
One Crazy Stamper--Black, White plus One

Let's Have a Drink

Hi there.  I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday.  My husband is home today so we have been just chillin'.  I did manage to get some craft time in and now a few minutes to blog.

The card I have for y'all used a cute image from online.  It was one of those freebies I got when I first started with the digis.  I used my colored pencils to color it in and then applied Glossy Accents to the glass.  The drink in the glass is a Blue Raspberry Daiquiri..at least that's what I think it is..

I printed out the image on Neenah white card stock before coloring it in.  I trimmed it down and matted in on a piece of light blue (Colorbok) and a panel of silver card stock (DCWV).  The DPs are from ATD that I found at Tuesday Morning for $1.99.  I just love that store.  I used my Fiskars scallop border punch for the light blue card stock strip.  Adding a piece of lime and some green gems finished off this cutie.

Thanks for dropping in to take a peek.  Have a wonderful Friday.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:

Robyn's Fetish Challenge--#152 Food or Drink

Love to Create--#58  Pastels

Digital Tuesday Challenge--#203 Spring Colors

The Outlawz Color Challenge

Living By Faith

Today's card uses a Scripture that reminds me not to rely on myself.  I have a bad habit of trying to fix everything and figure out everything on my own.  Doesn't work, but I still try.  This verse found in 2 Corinthians tells me that I need to live by FAITH.

This wonderful Scripture is from Dee's Bugaboo Boutique.  I just love her word art.  I used a cross from Crafting with Jack and shrunk it down to fit the card.  I used my Chromatix and a Sakura Glitter gel pen to add some color to the cross and then used the glitter pen to highlight the word Faith.

The card base is Chocolate Chip from SU and is 4.25" square.  I used my corner rounder to give it a softer look.  The pink card stock is Recollections and the white is Neenah.  I used two different DPs for this card.  One from EK Success and one from Studio G.  I love the little $1 packs of paper you can get at Wal mart from Studio G.  They have some of the cutest patterns.  I rounded all the corners and inked the verse by running my Chromatix around the edges.  I added a little bit of glitter pen to the DP just for interest.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I pray everyone has a great night.  God bless  y'all.

Challenges:
Twist of Faith Cards--#30 Make it Sparkle
Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge--Express Your Spirituality

Kiss Me Quick

Welcome back to my blog.  I have another St. Patty's Day card for you this time.  I used an image from QKR Stampede for this one.

This little leprechaun is just too cute.  I printed out the image on Neenah card stock and colored him with Spectrum Noir pens.  I took my blender pen and going in circle, gave him some texture.   I also gave him some dark green eyes although you can't really see it in the picture.  I trimmed down the sentiment and matted it on green card stock from Recollections and used some pop dots to add it to the corner.  I added some glittery shamrocks just for interest.

I made a card base from the same green card stock and added a piece of DCWV back ground paper before adhering the image.

Thanks for stopping in for a quick visit.  I truly appreciate it.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
QKR Stampede--#29 Show Us Some Green
TTCRD--Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy--#52 Anything Goes
Red Carpet Studio--#27 Leprechaun
The Pink Elephant--#190 St. Patrick's Green
The Outlawz--Monday Greeting Challenge
Simply Create Too--#32 St. Patrick's Day/Green
Party Time Tuesdays--Luck of the Irish