Puff, the Magic Dragon (GD Gig #6)

I was asked to join the Cardz 4 Guyz team for the month of August. Super excited! Cards for men challenge me in a way that I really like and it tends to get my creative juices flowing. Thanks for having me, Cardz 4 Guyz!!

I hope you'll come over and join us for our 'A Song Title' Challenge.

I chose Puff the Magic Dragon as my song. :) This is for our little cousin who turns three this month. I think it turned into a perfect little boy birthday card. This image is from Eureka Rubber Stamps. I colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils; I love the red and turquoise together. You can't tell in the pictures (I plan to try and take better ones tomorrow) but I am practicing coloring 'white'. The cardstock is Stampin' Up's Sahara Sand and Real Red. The sentiment is stamped in Real Red ink from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set and die cut with the corresponding dies. The glittered number is Thickers. The embossing folder is Tim Holtz and here's a hint...it took almost a quarter inch off the length of my card. This was the first time I have used it (yes, I have been hoarding it :P) and I'll know now to leave some room for shrinkage.

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

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

Puppy Love (PIO31)

This week, All Dressed Up is sponsoring our 
'Faux or Real Stitching' challenge over at the Pile It On Challenge Blog!

All Dressed Up is offering our winner TWO digital products! WOW!

Thank you so much, All Dresses Up!! 

Isn't this digi the cutest? Love it. :) I'm very fond of All Dressed Up in general but this pup gets me every time. This is a freebie over on All Dressed Up's challenge blog. They are so generous with their images!

I colored him up with my Prismacolors (the shading on my white areas look better than in these pictures). After I diecut my image, I added faux stitching around the edge. On my panel, I added real stitching. This was my first to do the real thing and I love the texture it gives my card. The mats are Stampin' Up's Real Red and the designer paper is from a Black and White paper pack I got from Hobby Lobby. I Glossy Accent-ed his nose and a couple random polka dots.

This is for a friend that just got a new puppy so I will add a gift card inside and my own little note. 

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

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

Pile It On #31 - Real or Faux Stitching

All Sorts #270 - Favorite Things (Red/Black Color Combo, Dogs, All Dressed Up digis, Polka Dots)

Crafting Musketeers #16 - '1, 2, 3'  (1 image, 2 types of stitching, 3 layers)

Crafty Hazelnut August Pattern Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

CCEE 1431 - Song Title (Who is that doggie in the window?)

As You Like It - Favorite Papers and Why (Stampin' Up b/c the colors and thickness are equally amazing)

4 Crafty Chicks #205 - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs : August - Anything Goes

Creative Moments #48 - Anything Goes w/ Sketch

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

Simon Says Stamp : Wednesday - Anything Goes

City Crafter #222 - Animal Magic

Fantastic Tuesday #46 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday #30 - Lots of Layers

Dream Valley #87 - Favorite Color Combo - Red and Black (GO TECH!!!)

The Pink Elephant Challenge #261 - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #70 - Polka Dots

Wags N Whiskers #134 - Polka Dots

Creative Fingers #44 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls #23 - Anything Goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy #95 - Black and White +One Color (Red)

Stampin' Royal August Linky Party - 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

Crappy Day (SACC68)

Welcome to another ANYTHING GOES Sister Act Challenge!

This week Sister Act is offering our randomly selected winner a special prize package. :) 

My grandmother went in for a regular colonoscopy and they ended up perforating her colon. She had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery to repair the damage. She isn't out of the woods yet but is holding steady so far. I plan to send this card in hopes of bringing her some humor. If you are the praying kind, please add her to your list. Thanks. 

This is a set I have used before by Unity Stamp Company. It's so fun and will hopefully bring a smile to my grandmother's face. I used my Prismacolor pencils and Memento Tuxedo Black ink, as well as Real Red cardstock. Easy peasy. 

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

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

Pet Sympathy (Hanna #202)

This is my second guest designer post for the Hanna and Friends Challenge Blog. I hope you will come and join us in the current 'Animal' challenge. 

















This is an image from Melonheadz Friends. They have such cute images and tons of freebies as well. I hope you will go and check them out.





I colored up my pet (because I think this could be a cat or a dog) with Prismacolor pencils in a very childish way. And I mean that kindly. :) I wanted it to be a very child-like/pet-like card. I used my Shapeabilities to create my shaped card and diecut around my image. The designer paper is DCWV's Sunday Afternoon paper pad.





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



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

Melonheadz Friends - Anything w/ Wings or Tails

Word Art Wednesday #143 - Anything Goes

Stampin' Royal July Linky Party - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe #74 - Use a Digi

Crafting by Designs : July - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge #188 - Anything Goes


City Crafter #222 - Animal Magic 

Clear It Out - Yellows

Die Cuttin' Divas #176 - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

Cut It Up #50 - Shaped Card w/ an Animal

The Crazy Challenge #176 - Diecuts/Punches
CAS on Sunday #38 - Sympathy


Eclectic Ellapu : Purple - Anything Goes

Di's Digi Designs - Dies or Punches

Scrapbooker PhD #13 - Go Digital w/ an Animal

Great Impressions : July - Animal Friends

Monochromatic Glamour (CIC271)

Come join us at Cupcake Inspirations for our new challenge!

Sparkle N Shine is sponsoring our challenge this week.

This week our challenge is to use Ribbon. 

Bow Cupcakes by Tracy James

Isn't she just gorgeous? Her name is Vivian Hat Lady. So glamorous.

I colored her up using my Prismacolor pencils and it turned out okay for my first time. I admit it, I had to start over two (three) times. :) I was going to color her flowers the same pink as the ribbon but decided it would likely take away from the monochromatic look I was going for (and all that 'sepia' tone I worked so hard to achieve) so I left them white. I think the white embossed oval doesn't make it seem too weird that they're not colored in. All my ovals were cut using my Nestabilities and the embossing folder is Cuttlebug.

The ribbon is from a birthday present my daughter got in March...I'm such a hoarder but I usually hold on to things longer than that so I must be making some progress. :) I think it is perfect on this very girly card.

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 - Hats
D.L. Art : July - Anything Goes
House of Cards : July - Add a Bow
Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration - Sketch (NOT participating)
MilkCoffee Challenges - Birthday
Eclectic Ellapu : Purple - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap #23 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Ooh La La #160 - Vintage
Craft Hoarders Anonymous #12 - Who's the Boss?
The Paper Girls #60 - Old Time Photos
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #99 - Anything Goes w/ Ribbon
Stampin' Royals July 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