Happy Summer - Boy Edition

This is the boy version of THIS CARD from yesterday. 

This image is Swimmy Sam by The Doodle Garden and he's been colored up with Copics. The paper is Down by the Shore by Fancy Pants Designs and the card base is Neenah Desert Storm. The sentiment is from one of my favorite sets Stampendous's Happy Everything. I inked it up in Versafine Black Onyx. I added Glossy Accents to the goggles. He's adorable. :) 

Thank's for looking! I hope this finds happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Challenge #8 - Sketch

The Doodle Garden #4 - Summer Lovin'
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #32 - Anything Goes
Stampin' Royals June Linky Party - Anything Goes
Craft Room Challenge - Sun, Sand, and Surf
Loves Rubberstamps #107 - CAS
Just Inspirational - Girls vs. Boys
Pause Dream Enjoy #12 - Beach/Ocean
Fantastic Tuesday #38 - Anything Goes 
Tuesday Throwdown #199 - Special Man
Digi Choosday #23 - Use 2 Papers
Ladybug Crafts - For Him
PaperTake Weekly - For the Boys
The Pink Elephant #254 - Father's Day/Masculine
Craft Your Passion #217 - Father's Day/For the Boys
Crafting From the Heart #22 - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie #71 - For Dad
Make My Monday #9 - Male Themed
Ooh La La #158 - Father's Day/Male
Digi Sketch - Father's Day/Male and/or Sketch 
Crafty Boots - Sport
The Crazy Challenge #173 - For the Little Ones
The Kraft Journal #59 - Just for Him
Digi Makeover Challenge #144 - For Men
Melonheadz Friends - Summer Fun
One Stitch at a Time #216 - Use a Digi
Glitter N Sparkle #88 - Use a Digi
That Craft Place - Men
Sentimental Sundays #210 - Anything Goes
Hobby Cutz #51 - Father's Day/Masculine
Eclectic Ellapu: Purple - Card for a Man
Catered Crop - Manly Men
Left of Center #33 - At the Movies (JAWS - Ha!!)
Crafts 4 Eternity #179 - For the Boys
The Stamping Boutique #20 - Dad or Masculine
Craft for the Craic - Summery or Flowers 
MilkCoffee - For Dad or Male
Aud Sentiment #108 - Sentiment for a Guy
Crafty Little Fairies: June - Spots and Stripes
Timeout #7 - Summer w/ Optional Flowers 
Little Tangles #38 - Photo Inspiration 
Let's Create #93 - Spots or Stripes
Crafting by Designs: June - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean #79 - Inspired by a Song (Forever Young by Eddie Vedder)
Creative Card Crew #63 - Nautical
Fairies Challenges #27 - Boys
CMC Copic Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

I will go down with this ship... (CIC261)

Before I get into our new challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations, I feel the need to explain my title. Have you ever had an idea in your head and just couldn't get it out as a card? This is one of those projects for me. I knew what I wanted to create and I just couldn't get it to come together. So after the FOURTH attempt, I decided that this was it. Ready or not, I was putting it out there and stickin' by it. :)

This week are sponsored by Meljen's Designs! 

They are offering our randomly drawn winner FOUR images! Wow.

Thank you, Meljen!

Our challenge for you this week is NAUTICAL.

Nautical Cupcake Wrappers from Styling the Moment

Here's my take...

I got to play with Lots O Love Octopus, and it's he a cutie? :) I colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut him out. (This is card number 4; 3rd colored image used; 2 time fussy cut.) I stickled the hearts with Christmas Red Stickles. My designer paper is Fancy Pants' Down By the Shore collection. I love it but still I had a hard time picking out which papers went with my vision. I've had this paper FOREVER, and I am desperately trying to work through my "collection" of papers. The circles are all cut using my Nestabilities Small and Large Circle dies. The card base and all mats are Neenah Desert Storm cardstock.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. :) 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Stampin' Stylin' Inkspiration: May - Sketch
Addicted to CAS #38 - Off the Edge
The Pink Elephant #250 - Nautical

Craftitude #65 - Use a Die
Creative Corner - Circles
Crafts 4 Eternity #176 - Use a Die
WordArt Wednesday #132 - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Summer
Fantastic Tuesday #35 - CAS
Just Inspirational - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz #18 - Nautical
The Crafting Cafe: May - Creatures
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #29 - CAS
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes