Super Duper Birthday

It's time for another ANYTHING GOES challenge over at Sister Act Card Challenge. 

Come on over and join us. :) 

This week we are being sponsored by Whoopsi Daisy. Thanks so much! 

I used Mama Elephant's Tiny Heroes set. Super duper cute!! I stamped him on Neenah Solar White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils. The inside is blank so that my daughter can write a note to her little friend. :) 

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

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

Craft for the Craic : February - Birthday/Anniversary

Magical Birthday

This is my last post as a guest designer over at the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

The challenge this fortnight is to use the recipe Wood, Dots, and Twine.

This is another first for me. The Shaker Card. Took a little more time and effort than I was expecting but I guess I need more practice. Everything takes longer when it's your first time, right? :)

I used this adorable 'Pure Magic' stamp set by Sugar Pea Designs stamped up in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Simon 120 lb card stock. I colored him up with a combo of Copic markers (skin, hair and everything yellow) and Prismacolor pencils (clothing and rabbit). 

I used Stampin' Up's Basic Gray as my mat embossing with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. The veneer stars are from Studio Calico. The twine is Martha Stewart.  The star confetti was a RAK gift and the micro beads are Martha Stewart (form Terri). 

Laying down so you can see the bits and pieces a little better.

On the inside, I used a sentiment from the set. 

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

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

Simply Create Too #71 - 'It's a Special Occasion'

Seize the Birthday - Optional Banners or Pendants   

Crafty Catz - HappyBirthday

Creative Fingers #50 - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesday #151 - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions #178 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Wednesday - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew #71 - Twine

The Squirrel and the Fox #78 - Happy Birthday 

Craft Your Passion #232 - Clear 

Hobby Book - Embossing 

Stampotique #165 - One Stamp

Go-pher It!!

It's another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog!!

This week our sponsor is Core'dinations and they are offering our randomly chosen winner 

a $15 gift certificate! 

WOW! Thanks, Core'dinations!

Our Challenge #278 for you this week is to use the colors 

GOLDENROD, KRAFT, and CHARTREUSE. 

Key Lime Pie Cupcakes from Annie's Eats 

I used a sweet set from Sugar Pea Designs called 'Go-pher It'. I love sets for boys even though I can spin this set for a girl, it just comes so easy to make a man card with it. :) I stamped him out in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils. I added Glossy Accents to the gems and his headlamp (Can't really tell in the photos, it was a cloudy day.). I found myself almost using my Diamond Stickles and decided that wasn't manly. Ha!

I distressed the edges with a tool before adhering my layers together. I sanded the Core'dinations panel to give a little more texture. Wish I had in cooperated the Chartreuse in a little bit more but sometimes a little goes a long way. :) 

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

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

Lovely Little Lady (GD Gig #8)

I have been asked to join the Fitztown Challenge team for their #50 'Banners' challenge.
I am so excited.
And I always forget to use banners so this was a great reminder of how many uses they have. :) 

I used a Fitztown Cameo. They have so many gorgeous options. Lovely, lovely ladies. I colored her up using my Prismacolor pencils and a few Copic markers. The designer paper is the Hip Hip Hooray collection by American Crafts and the mats are Stampin' Up's Melon Mambo. The card base is Sahara Sand. I used some twine in my stash for my banners. I made the banners out of my Stampin' Up scallop and 1 3/8 punches. The glitter letters are also from my stash. I used a pearl for her earring that I got in the Micheals dollar area a couple weeks ago. I am always forgetting to use stuff like that but she just called out for a fancy earring. :) 

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

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

All Sorts Challenge #273 - Bright Sunshiny Colors

Art by MiRan #13 - Anything Goes

Creative Corner - Girly

Creative Fingers #46 - Anything Goes

Stampin' Royals August Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Hats off to you. (CIC275)

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations! Come on over and join us. :)

This week our challenge is sponsored by Freckled Fawn.
Freckled Fawn is offering our randomly drawn winner a $15 gift certificate! 

Wow! Thank you so much, Freckled Fawn. 

This week our challenge to you is PARTY TIME!! 

Mini Hat Cupcake Toppers

I used Lawn Fawn's 'Hats Off to You' stamp set. I stamped the two party hats (and the one inside) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them in with my Prismacolor pencils. I used Stickles Diamond Dust on the polka dots that I left white and the inside of the letters of my sentiment. (Did you ever do that as a kid? Fill in all the circles that the letters made? I would entertain myself for the entire church service with that when I was a kid. :) ). My sentiments (both inside and out) were stamped with the same ink. 

My little hat on the inside has its polka dots filled with Glossy Accents. Just to change things up a bit.

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes w/ Sentiment
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #43 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #46 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar #108 - 'Let's Get Krafty'
Crafty Girls #25 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #146 - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions #173 - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Anything Goes w/ Anything Goes
Fantastic Tuesday #49 - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
Fitztown #48 - For the Kids
Stampin' Royal August Linky Party - Anything Goes
Great Impresions : August - Birthday Bash
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Just Inspirational : August - Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs : August - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend #4 - Anything Goes
The East Wind #13 - For the Kiddies
Fab N Funky #226 - For the Kids

Love. (CIC276)

It's a new challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations! 

We are sponsored this week by

Jellypark is generously providing a prize of 2 images to our randomly chosen winner.

Thank you for sponsoring the challenge!

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

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

The Beach House (PIO33)

It's a new challenge over at Pile It Up Challenge Blog today!! This week our challenge is 'At the Beach'. 

We are sponsored by Pink Gem Designs. They are offering our winner 2 digi's (no sets or custom digis). Thanks, Pink Gem!

Pink Gem also has a challenge blog and you can find it HERE. 

I colored my image up with my Prismacolor pencils. I used my Shapeabilities dies and my Stampin' Up banner dies. The stamped sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Small Script set. The embossing is Tim Holtz and I really like the way it looks like water droplets.

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sunshine Mail - Anything Goes
Left of Center #41 - Inspired by a Song (Best Day of my Life)
Brown Sugar #107 - Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique  - Red and Blue, plus 1 Color
Cute Card Thursday #334 - Favorite Activity/Hobby (Hanging out on the porch)
Red Rubber Inspirationals #133 - Mark the Spot
The Sweet Pea Stampers - Embossing
Pinspirational #120 - Anything Goes
Fantastic Tuesday #48 - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Embossing
Die Cuttin' Divas #178 - Favorite Color Combo w/ a Diecut (Red and Blue)
PaperTake Weekly - Spots and Dots
Crafting From the Heart #31 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts : August - Summer Colors
Crafty Girls #24 - Anything Goes
Fab 'n Funky #225 - Inspired by a Movie (Beaches)
A Song in Your HeART #13 - 'Best Day of my Life'
Fitztown #47 - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar : August - Anything Goes

Gold in my hair. CIC272

Come join us at Cupcake Inspirations for our new challenge!

A Day for Daisies is sponsoring our challenge this week.

They are offering our randomly chosen winner a $12 gift certificate. 

Wow! Thank you so much, A Day for Daisies!

This week our color challenge is to use Mint, White, and Gold. 

Mint and Metallic Gold Cupcakes by Little Sooti

My mint turned more into turquoise and my gold is either too yellow or too copper-y but I did my best. :) Here's my project...

I absolutely love this image and look forward to using her many times in the future.

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

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

Crafty Calendar : August - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop #20 - CAS
A Gem of a Challenge #125 - Embossing
Art Impressions #141 - 'Like an  EmBOSS'
Art by MiRan #11 - Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations #96 - For the Birds

All Sorts #270 - Favorite Things (Small Script stamp set, Prismacolor pencils, fussy cutting, Swiss Dots embossing folder, A Day for Daisies)

4 Crafty Chicks #205 - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs : August - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #143 - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions #170 - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge #188 - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe #74 - Use a Digi

Fantastic Tuesday #46 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers #44 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls #23 - Anything Goes

Stampin' Royal August Linky Party - Anything Goes

More teeny tiny hellos...

Another project using Doodle Pantry's Summer Suits. :)

Most of you know by now (if you have followed me any length of time) that I love the color RAINBOW. Yes, to me, rainbow is a color. :)

I colored my image with my Prismacolor pencils and added the sequins at my FIVE year old's suggestion. (A crafter in the making? For sure.) The rings on the bottoms are colored in with my silver gel pen. The card base and smaller mat are Sahara Sand and the yellow chevron designer paper is from DCWV's Sunday Afternoon paper pad. I cut the sentiment on an angle with my Stampin' Up oval punch. 

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

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

Crafting by Designs: July - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp #14 - Sketch and/or Photo Inspiration
Stampin' Royals Linky Party: July - Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy #22 - Summertime
Crafting Station Challenge - Summer

I know an artist. (GD-FTC)

This is my second post as a guest designer over at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.  :)

I hope you'll join me in this 'Super' challenge. There are multiple sponsors and prizes. Lots to win. :)

 Here's my project.

I'm actually related to an artist. My brother-in-law is a fabulous art teacher at the Art Institute in Kansas City. And he's making a name for himself around town as well. We go on a family vacation every summer and he couldn't join because he had to teach a summer semester. I thought we would send him this card to let him know we missed him. :)

I used Artemis by Rick St. Dennis. This is my first Rick St. Dennis experience and I must say that it was quite easy coloring up this image. The shading is already drawn in for you so I just added the color with my Prismacolor pencils and a few Copic markers. I used my Nestabilities circle dies, as usual. :) I printed out my own sentiment that I found on the internet. The paper is from Amy Tangerine's Sketchbook paper pad. The card base is Neenah Desert Storm.

I think it looks really cool being all black and white with a colorful focal point.

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

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

WordArt Wednesday #141 - Anything Goes
Colour Q #250 - Black, White, and 'Spot' of Color (or all 5)
Casology #104 - Pet
Crafting From the Heart #27 - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers #133 - Anything Goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #96 - For the Boys
The Cutie Pie Challenge #73 - Use a Cute Digi
Great Impressions Challenge : July - Animal Friends
Crafting by Designs : July - Anything Goes

Hey Sailor.

Can I just say that I heart The Stamping Chef. "I heart The Stamping Chef!!!" Their images are so fun. This is Hello Sailor! and I colored her up with my Primsacolor pencils. I used some scraps I have of Authentique's 'Pride' paper pad with some Neenah Desert Storm and Stampin' Up Night of Navy. The Thickers are Amy Tangerine 'Everyday'. I love the seersucker/nautical look they have. 

I wanted to add 'sailor' in small type in the corner below her elbow but I couldn't fully commit. I might still do that before I send this off to my Navy friend, who thinks the perfect girl isn't out there. I know she is and she's waiting (hopefully patiently) for him. :)

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

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

The Stamping Chef #36 -  Anything Goes
The Stampin' Boutique - Anything Goes w/ Red, White, and Blue
Stampin' Royals: June - Anything Goes
Dream Valley #85 - Inspired by 'Born on the Fourth of July' (movie)
Craftin' Desert Divas - Red, White, and Blue
Crafting from the Heart #25 - Anything Goes
Art by MiRan #9 - Anything Goes
Artistic Impressions #98 - Anything Goes w/ Red, White, and Blue
Red Carpet Studio #73 - 'Born on the Fourth of July' 
Robyn's Fetish #218 - Stripes or Dots
Ditzie Designs - Anything Goes
Stampin' Royals Linky Party : July - Anything Goes

And I missed one.

Last Father's Day card for this year, I think. Forgot to share this one that I made for my dad. 

This card is 9 by 4 inches and fits into a business envelope. I used Recollections Comic Hero paper stack. I love this image from 'From the Heart' called Super BirdBrain. I colored him with my Prismacolor pencils. Wouldn't he make a great birthday card for a boy as well? I diecut a bunch of the papers with my Nestabilities circle dies and layered them together. Took WAY too much time getting those "right". :)

On the inside, I used a piece of the paper stack that contained lots of different sized boxes like this. I thought this one went perfectly.

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
From the Heart: June - Use Super BirdBrain
From the Heart #72 - Sketch w/ Warm Color Twist
A Creative Need #20 - Anything Goes
Reves 2 Scrap #1 - Anything Goes
Let's Create #93 - Spots or Stripes
Crafts and Me #149 - Add Wings
Stampin' Royals: June - Anything Goes
A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu: Purple - Card for a Man
Creative Moments #45 - For the Boys
Scribble and Scrap #21 - Anything Goes
Hobby Cutz #53 - Something Old and Something New (The image is new and the paper is old.)
Just Inspirational - Anything Goes
Fantastic Tuesday #41 - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Things w/ Wings
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #266 - Things w/ Wings
Ruby's Rainbow #82 - Stamping
Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday - Anything Goes
Red Rubber Inspirationals #126 - Get Krafty
Crafty Girls #21 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #327 - Circles

Life is a CIRCUS!! (CIC266)

Come join us at Cupcake Inspirations for our new challenge!

Deasy Designs is sponsoring our challenge this week.

They are offering 2 digi sets to our randomly chosen winner. Wow!

Thank you so much, Deasy Designs!

This week our color challenge is to use Clover, Lime, and Rose.

Flower Cupcakes by Taartjes van An

Our team got to work with 'Magic Carnival' ...

How much fun is this set?? I couldn't resist using most of the images and creating my first pop-up box card. :) This is for my Goddaughter who will be four next month. 

Closeup

From the right

From the left

This is one of my all time favorite color combos! The two different greens with the pink just makes me happy. :) I accented with my silver gel pen. The glitter letter stickers, I've had forever and don't know where they came from. I'm bummed about that as I have used them on lots of my projects lately and I will miss them when they are gone. I colored up all my images with my Prismacolor pencils, fussy cut everything, and adhered using different methods to create even more dimension. The paper is DCWV's Baby Girl Stack. 

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Pattern Paper Challenge - June
The Sisters of Craft: June - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations: June - Animal 
Imagination Crafts: June- All That Glitters
Let's Create #93 - Spots or Stripes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Stampin' Royals: June - Anything Goes
A Creative Romance - Anything Goes w/ Happy Birthday
2 Sisters #177 - Make Embellishments
Crafting for all Seasons #79 - Don't be Square
Off the Rails - Up, Up, and Away
Creatalicious #64 - Happy Birthday
Sparkles #57 - At the Beach/Summer Fun
My Craft Spot #140 - Fancy Folds
Loves Rubberstamps #108 - Spots and Dots
Rhedd and Rosie's #35 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday - You've Gotta Have Friends
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #40 - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles #93 - Make a Scene
Brown Sugar #99 - Dots and/or Stripes
The Stamping Boutique #22 - For a Child