Make-a-Card Monday: Going Green

So, this is the card that I went on and on about HERE. This is for my neighbor's Irish (like FROM Ireland visiting) mother. I think she will appreciate the gesture.

I used Hamlet Pigwit Think Spring (and the sentiment) from From the Heart Stamps. I colored him using my Prismacolor pencils. I die cut him using my Nestabilities and Stampin' Up punches. The striped designer paper is no name that I had hanging around my scrap bin. The cardstock is SU's Garden Green. It's been the perfect green for the last couple cards I've made. The inside sentiment is from SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes (forgot to take a picture of the inside).

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Stamps #160 - Lucky
Snarky Stampers #3 - P is for Paddy
From the Heart Stamps - March Challenge
Come and Get It - St. Patrick's Day
The Corrosive Challenge #195 - Go Green
Sentimental Sundays #198 - Cute and Cuddly
Sketch Saturday #301 - Sketch
The Paper Girls #52 - Lucky Charms

This next card is for the same neighbors as above. The Irishman got married on St. Patrick's Day. I love it!! Lucky 13!!

I used Whimsie Doodles Holding Hands. I used Copics and Prismacolor pencils, the same unknown striped paper from my stash, and vellum stamped with the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. Loving how it came out!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CMC Copic Challenge #89 - Show Some Skin
Whimsie Doodles - Seeing Spots
4 Krafty Girlz #13 - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - H is for Hair
Glitter N Sparkle #76 - Some Green
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Lucky

Then the smart @$$ in me just had to make this one...

First of all, I am VERY disappointed in the pictures I ended up with. They are terrible! And I couldn't figure out a spot that would make it any better. The colors look so good together on the actual card. I'm so mad about these pictures. I took the ones above at the same time and they came out great (or so I think.). :P

I used a Studio G Dollar spot set. The inks are all Stampin' Up in Old  Olive, Wild Wasabi, and Certainly Celery. I stamped each color once and then again to create a shadow-ish effect. Did the same with the sentiment on the inside. The vellum is stamped with the Old Olive. The paper is unknown from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CAS-ology #86 - Roots
4 Krafty Chicks #185 - Trees
RetroSketches #106 - Sketch
A Creative Romance #20 - Seeing Double
Craft Your Passion #205 - Go Green

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

It's the weekend, y'all...

Man, Whimsie Doodles has one of the best assortments of fun (and funny) digi stamps. I can image giving this to any of the males in my life; from family members to the kiddos' little friends to Husband's friends or co-workers. So versatile. :)

I colored my little gnome up with my Prismacolor Pencils and popped him up on YoYo Yellow cardstock. Used my SU Window Punch and added the sentiment with Real Read. Simple but, for a guy, I think it's perfect. :)

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

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

Seems A Little Sketchy #58
Cuttin' and Stampin' #14-7 - Spring
Sweet Stamps #157 - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz #6 - CAS
Crafting By Designs - Just For the Boys

Naughty or Nice?

I'll start with the nice. ;)

I made these cards for the girls to give them before school on Friday (Valentine's Day, in case you didn't know).

For my blond...

For my brunette...

I used a Whimsie Doodles digi called 'Heart Strings' as well as their card sketch. I used a Kraft card base and Crate Paper Love Notes. I used a Nestabilities heart die as well as Stampin' Up's little heart punch. I added Christmas Red Stickles because they're my favorite. :) On the inside, I stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink (smallest hearts are Real Red cardstock) using Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Sentiments along with a few more punched hearts.

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

Whimsie Doodles January Challenge

Sunshine Mail - Anything with a Heart

Fussy and Fancy #107 - Be My Valentine

The Kraft Journal #158 - Love

Hobby Cutz #35 - Valentines

Pause Dream Enjoy #3 - Hearts

Creative Moments #35 - Anything Goes/Add Some Sparkle

Sweet Pea Stampers - Love

The Pink Elephant #237 - Happy Valentine's Day

Just Inspirational - Ladies

Pile It On #6 - Stripes and/or dots

Little Tangles #30 - Celebrate Love

Totally Papercrafts #205 - Hey Cutie!

The Stamping Boutique #3 - CAS
Catch the Bug - Love

Catered Crop - Heart of the Matter 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Have a Heart
Come and Get It - Make It Girly!
Pumpkin Spice #58 - Hearts
Love to Create #102 - Pink or Red

Now, for the naughty. *wink* Those of you who have followed me for a while, or know me in real life, know that this is not the kind of image I usually gravitate towards. But when I won 3 digital images from The Stamping Chef, I couldn't resist getting a little racy. And being from Texas, I just had to get the stereotypical 'cowgirl'; because we all wear our cowboy hats and boots everywhere. Ha!

For Husband...

Like I said before, the image is from The Stamping Chef and I colored her up using Prismacolors pencils. You can't really tell but I used the Christnas Red Stickles on the heart. The paper is from Crate Paper's Love Notes collection and the 'XO' stamp is from Simon Says Stamp 'Big Holiday Wishes' and embossed with white embossing powder. The inside is the same as above.

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 #16 - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenges #92 - Feel the Love

Crafting for All Seasons #70 - Show Us The Romance

Sunday Sketch and Stamp #193 - sketch

Crafty Catz #217 - Love is in the Air

Cardz 4 Guyz #4 - Truly, Madly, Deeply

613 Avenue Create #58 - Anything Goes

Glitter N Sparkle #71 - Valentine's Day/Add some red

Crazy 4 Challenges #222 - Valentine w/ glitter

Crafts 4 Eternity #162 - With Love

Creative Corner - Seeing Red

Delicious Doodles #74 - Love

Brown Sugar #80 - Valentines

Crafty Girls #11 - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge #164 - Love is in the Air
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #178
Cards and More #99 - For Men Only
Creative Fingers #22 - Anything Goes

Christmas Martinis

First, I want to apologize for being MIA for a couple weeks. We had a death in the family and needed to take time to be with family. Husband's grandmother, GG, was a wonderful grandmother. I was probably as close to her as you can get to a spouse's grandparent. She will be sorely missed.

I wanted to make some sympathy cards for my family but I kept thinking that GG would want some bright and festive colors. And so my "sympathy" cards turned into holiday cards. I can't complain; I think she would absolutely love these. :)

My first card is becoming one of my favorites. The image is from Tiddly Inks. I LOVE how versatile this cutie pie is. She can be shopping, going to a birthday party, or heading to family Christmas. I colored her with my Copic markers after stamping the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Teeny Tiny Wishes set. The yellow embroidery thread is from Terri's stash (my mom's best friend that passed away...she left ALL of her stamping stuff to my mom) and I looped it over four times to create a thick bow. Green Galore paper shadow and Real Red cardstock base embossed with my Snowflake Cuttlebug folder finished off the card. I added Stickles (Turquoise, Purple, Yellow, Green) to the bows, inside and out. 

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

Tiddly Inks Challenge #122 - Anything Goes

CAS(E) this Sketch! #55

Divas by Design - Use Some Red

ABC Christmas - X for Out of the Box (no squares allowed)

Crafting by Designs - Christmas/Winter

Creative Inspiration #242 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps #73 - Holidays
Sweet Stamps 145 - The Holidays

This image is from Whimsie Doodles; isn't it the CUTEST!?!?! I colored my pup up with Prismacolor pencils and die cut him with one of my Nestabilities Circles. I popped up the cone and head with Stampin' Up dimensionals and added the whole thing to a Real Red layer and Whisper White cardstock base. I REALLY wanted to cover the cone in glossy accents but I am afraid it would curl up and ruin my pup. I haven't finished the inside yet because I'm stilling thinking about who this card is going to. :)

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

Inkspirational - Anything Goes

Seize the Sketch #9

Fab 'N' Funky - Cute Critters

Addicted the CAS #27 - Pet

Party Time Tuesdays #148 - Anything Goes

As You Like It #16 - Favorite Digi (Whimsie Doodles because they are adorable!)

Sister Act #35 - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime #24 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.