Tammy Challenge# 21: ADFD Bingo

Greetings!

I know it has been a little while since my last post, but I'm recovering from surgery.  I just popped in quickly to post my card for this week's Tammy's Scrapin Corner challenge. I have a funny story to tell before I get into the challenge deets.  I am sequestered to my mom's house until I get the clearance from the doctor to go home.  I am supposed to be relaxing and healing, which I am sorta.  Today I was restless and it is a gorgeous 98 degrees here, so I wanted to go outside.  I really needed to go to my house and get some things (my laptop).  My sister and I waited for my mom to take a nap and we snuck out to go to my house.    Well, that was my adventure for today. lol

The challenge this week is a BINGO challenge and our sponsor is A Day for Daisy.  As a ADFD alumni, I was truly excited about working with these gorgeous images again.  I chose to use "Poppy in my hair" and the bingo squares that I am using are "flower, ribbon and free space."

Here's my creation...

Poppy in my hair

I started this card out with a 6 x6 cardstock base using cardstock and dp from CTMH.  I had this paper and cardstock stashed away and when I was cleaning I discovered it.  I was so happy and decided to use it for this lovely image.  I layered on tons of paper and cardstock and even added in some chocolate cardstock because I thought this color would compliment the other colors well.  I layered the cardstock randomly for a different look and matted the image on the chocolate cardstock.  I colored the image using Copics markers.  I added flowers from Wild Orchids and finished the card off with ribbon from Michaels and a sentiment that I created.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):
Hiding in My Craftroom:  Lots of Layers 5+
CMC Copic Challenge:  Anything Goes with girly twist


Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

DP2 Challenge - Mo's Irish Dancer

Greetings!

I'm popping in with a card I'm entering in Mo's DP2 Challenge with the theme of "Dance/Singing."  I love to dance.  Some would argue that I am not the best dancer out there; however, in my mind I am a dancing queen. lol  I love all kinds of dance and one of my favorite shows is "So you think you can dance."  I watch that show religiously.  I hope to start taking some professional dance lessons soon, at least that is on my "Leap List." 

The card that I am sharing with you today reminds me of the Lord of the Dance - Irish dancing.  I don't know that this would be a dance that I could ever learn, but I love to watch others do it. 

Here's my card...

Little Irish Dancer

Close up

I started out with a 51/2 x 51/2 scallop circle card based that I created using my Cricut and the Make it Crafty Software.  I used my tiny punch to punch holes in the scallops.  I then layered green SU cardstock and dp from MME Stella and Rose 6x6 paperpad.  I created a decorative embellishment on my Cricut and layered the image on top.  I colored this dancing beauty using Copics.  I used YG05, YG01, Y11, Y00, YR12 (clothes); E01, E00, E000, R20 (skin), and E01, E08 (hair).  I finished her off with Stickles on her skirt and flowers from Wild Orchid.  I used a SU tag punch to cut our the flags and added sticker letters for the sentiment.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):
Mo's DP2 Challenge #143:  Dance/Singing
Dream Valley Challenge:  Anything but square
Joanna Sheen Challenge:  Going Round in circles
The Craft Place Challenge:  Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking,only opportunities for creativity!

Melonheadz "900 Followers" Give-a-way

Greetings!

I hope your Thursday is sailing bye smoothly!  I don't have a card to post today, but wanted to share a fun give-a-way with you from my e-buddy Nikki, the owner and designer of Melonheadz images.  She is celebrating reaching 900 followers adn I thought I would join in the celebrating by sharing her blogcandy.  You can check out the deets here.

Thanks for looking...

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Wednesday (and Challenge)

Greetings!

Happy Hump Day!  Today I am sharing with you a card I created for Whimsy Stamps using Poppy Love.  The challenge this week is to create a monochromatic card.  I must say that I don't believe I have ever created a monochromatic card, but was up for the challenge.  I decided to go with a yellowish-green color scheme. 

Here's my card...

Poppy Love

I created a 5x5 card using cardstock form Michaels.  I used my Spellbinder's Label #17 to cut a design at the bottom of the card.  I then used CTMH stamp to stamp the sentiment.  I added some flowers from Wild Orchids and flourishes from Cheery Lynn.  I used Copics YG11, Y00, and YG01 to color the image.  The ribbon was from my stash and the key was part of a set I found as going through my craft draw.

Make sure you head over to the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge blog and join us for this week's challenge.  I would love to see how you do monochromatic.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):
Going Grey w/Scrap Creations Challenge:  Use anything you bought from last two months (key)
StampnPlus challenge:  Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers Network:  Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge:  Monochrome

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #18 - "Anything Goes"

Greetings!

Happy Monday! It's that time of the week for another challenge over at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. This week's theme is Anything Goes and our sponsors this week is Digi Darla and Sassy Studios. I chose to design two cards this week.  I used the "Boy with flowers" from Digi Darla and "Aero Boy" from Melania Deasy.  I didn't realize that I was creating two "boy" cards until I sat down to color. lol  I know making "male" cards initimidate some people, but it just comes easy for me.  I love all the frilly girly things you can do with a "female" card, but I also enjoy the challenge of making a simple "boy" card and getting the same "wow" factor.

Here are my creations...

Boy with flowers

(The gorgeous Spring Fence scene behind the boy is from Designed to Delight.)

Aero Boy


Boy with Flowers
I started out with a diecut shaped card cut out from my Cricut.  I layered on blue Bazzill cardstock and matted my image on top.  I colored my image using Copics and added a border using my Copic multi-liner pen.  I also added a sentiment from Paulette over at Create with TLC and finished it off with a plant charm from my stash.

Aero Boy
I started out with 5 x 5 cardstock from SU and begin to layer on dps.  I used my Spellbinder's circle to cut out a black mat and dp.  I colored everything using my Copics R35, R37, E13, E21,W5, W3, W1, W00, C1, C3, Y08, Y000, Y11, BG10, BG11, and B00.  I used Black Copic marker to make a trim around the image.  I added some glaze to his goggles.  I cut out the clouds and popped them and the image using 3D pop dots.  The sentiment I created on my computer.

Well, I hope that you will join us for the challenge this week.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):
The Corrosive Challenge:  Sentimentally Yours
Dream Valley Challenges:  Anything but a Square (Boy with Flowers card)
The Craft Place Challenge:  Anything Goes
DYSU Challenge:  Red (Aero Boy card)

Now get to creating...

Remember: There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

GDT JDE - The last installment

Greetings!

Happy Saturday!  Wow...it took forever for the weekend to get here. :-)  I am sharing with you the final installment of my 5 part series of new release images for Jackson's Digital Stamps.  I can not begin to tell you how much I have enjoyed doing this.  A big THANK YOU to the JDE Team!!

For this card I used "A Quiet Moment" and I can totally relate to this image.  I often seek out those quiet moments that I can hear my own voice and hear answered prayers.  This image also made me immediately think about when we are faced with making a crucial decision and we are so conflicted over what to do.  It is in that moment that you really need peace and quiet so that you can here God's voice. 

Here's my interpretation of the this image entitled "The Traveler"...



A Quiet Moment

When I saw this image it reminded me of someone comptemplating a big decision.  I decided that the young man was trying to decide whether or not to take a trip somewhere.  I know funny how my brain works.  I look at an image and begin to write a story. lol  I guess cards are truly nothing but storyboards anyway (so I am not far off).  I started with 6 x 6 Kraft cardstock and layered paper from a dp 6x6 stack.  I then cut out circles from Spellbinder's to make a globe and mat.  I added a banner that I cut out using my Cricut.  I matted the image on cardstock and cut out my sentiment (verse) using the SU punches.  I finished the card off with a tag and twine.  The scripture on my card is taken from Psalm 91:2 (and it is another one of my favs).

God is your refuge

and your fortress,

in whom you should trust.

"Male" cards are always a challenge for me, but I figure the more I do the better I will become.  Practice...practice...practice. :-)

Well, it has truly been a blast and a blessing to share these awesome images with you!  I hope to be able to do this again real soon.  Maybe I will become a professional Guest DT...lol!  Make sure that you bop over to the JDE blog and check out the fun challenges and creations from the team.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

GDT JDE- Wonderfully, Fearfully Made

Greetings!

Happy Friday!  We made it to the end of the week. Look out weekend...here we come!!  Today, I will get right to it.  I am sharing with you the 4th of the 5 creations that I created for Jackson's Digital Expressions.  I used the "Gettin Ready Girl" to make a tag.

Here's my tag...




Gettin Ready Girl

I cut my tag out using SU chocolate cardstock and dp using the Spellbinder's Label #17.  I then layered on a lace doily, flourish from Cheery Lynn, banner diecut, and Wild Orchid Flowers.  I colored my image using Copics and added some glaze to the mirror.  To finish my tag off I used SU punches to punch out my sentiment which is one of my favorite scriptures from Psalm 139:14.  I then punched a eyelet through the top of my tag and threaded ribbon through it.

I hope that you have been enjoying these awesome new releases fom JDE.  I know I have truly enjoyed working with them.  I look forward to creating with more JDE images in the future.

There is a really cool mini hop taking place now over on JDE...check it out here.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):
Crafts and Me Challenge:  1 image, 2 papers, and 3 embellishments
Simon Says Stamps Challenge:  TAG/ATC
Creatalicious Challenges:  Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmakng, only opportunities for creativity!