Outlawz Fridays Alcohol Markers Challenge - Thankful

It's the time of year when we reflect and give thanks for the many blessings we are privileged to have in our lives.  So it is no surprise that the theme this week for the Outlawz Fridays Alcohol Markers Challenge is "Thanks".  If you read my earlier post today, you'll know I'm on a candle binge at the moment.  Love them!!  I've already amassed quite a collection ready to give as gifts for Christmas.  And I had to craft a few additional ones for occasions such as birthdays, and of course, Thanksgiving!  The image is a There She Goes Stamp from the set "Bountiful Blessings", and the sentiment is from TLC.

 

Please join Carla, Dawn, Jen, Linda, Penny and me over at the Outlawz to share your creations!  Looking forward to seeing your Thanksgiving or Giving Thanks projects!

 

From the Heart Stamps Sketch Challenge 42 - Even Germs Love You

 Ready for a giggle?  I couldn't resist pairing this From the Heart Stamps image, Sick Chick, with this sentiment from Create With TLC.  Sick Chick looks so pitiful and poorly...he needed a sentiment that would elicit a smile and maybe even a giggle.

Using Sketch 42 as the design layout made this card come together rather quickly.  I didn't have to agonize over where to place elements!  Please consider joining in the challenge...using a sketch really does make your card crafting less stressful!

My recipe for this week's Sketch Challenge card is:

Image: Sick Chick
Paper: My Mind's Eye Hootenanny and American Crafts Card Stock
Coloring Medium: Copics
Other Supplies: Digital Sentiment from Create with TLC
Sketch: Sketch 42

Hope you play along with the design team at the From the Heart Stamps blog.  Remember, EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 credit to the From the Heart Stamps digital store.  Use it as a discount, or save the credits up to earn a free stamp.  Linky will close on Sunday at 10 pm CST.

It's All About the Beach

Found a bit of time to play and make a card that wasn't for a DT assignment, special order, or immediate need (like a get well or sympathy card...I really should have some on hand, but never seem to get around to creating a stash of them).  This cutie is a digi stamp from Faith of From the Heart Digital Stamps.  Don't you just adore the peaceful look on that little bird's face?  The image is fussy cut and popped up with foam dots.  The sand is torn Kraft cardstock with a few dabs of Stickles.  Two die cut clouds, a die cut starfish, and a sentiment from TLC finished off the card.

See you tomorrow, and thank you for stopping by!

Outlawz Fridays Alcohol Markers Challenge - So Many Books

TGIF!  Welcome to the first Friday in September, and another Outlaws Fridays Alcohol Markers Challenge!  The theme for this week is "Read All About It".  With so many fabulous images out there, especially on Elizabeth Dulemba's blog (she's all about books!...and she has a freebie every Tuesday), it was a challenge to pick just one image to color.  I finally settled on this adorable little fairy sitting on her stack of books.  And the sentiment by Paulette, of Create with TLC, appeared to be made especially to pair with this cutie.

 

For the month of September our sponsor is Digi Stamps 4 Joy.  Our very creative Jen is an illustrator for them, and through her connection has secured five, yes 5, digi stamps for our winner this month!  Please join Carla, Dawn, Jen, Linda and me over at the Outlawz for this week's challenge, and give yourself a chance to win FIVE digi stamps!  Thank you for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!

Sweet November July Release Preview - Day Three

Today is the final day of the Sweet November July Release Preview.  Little mermaid Hanalei has come upon a school of fish, and is using her discovery to tell you how much she cares about you.

I recolored and split apart the sentiment from Create with TLC, "If wishes were FISHES, I'd send you the whole OCEAN", using the first part for the front of the card and the second part for the inside.  Crystal Stickles were added to Hanalei's tail.  I added a few colored pearls for bubbles, and called the card complete.

To see more of Hanalei, please visit Amy's blog and Nancy's blog.  It is always a treat to see their gorgeous cards!  If you leave a comment on my blog, you'll be entered to win Amy's generous candy.  If you leave a comment on all three blogs, you'll have three chances to win!

The stamp set of Hanalei and her sisters is available for purchase today at the all new C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps and Dies shop (formerly All That Scraps).  Thank you for joining me for the July Sweet November Release Preview!   

Sweet November June Release Preview - Day Two

Today we meet the proper and reserved Little Princess Eleonore.  With the castle's banners flying high behind her, it's her duty to greet the guests arriving for the knights' tournament.  Will she meet her future husband today?

Since I didn't want the scene to overwhelm Elenore, I kept the castle (a digi by Kinley's Scraps) as a graphic black and white image.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC.  To give Elenore a more formal and regal look, I drew a design on the front of her skirt with a Spica glitter pen.

 

Please stop by Amy's blog, A Thousand Sheets of Paper, and Nancy's blog, Creative Palette to see their amazing cards featuring Little Princess Eleonore.  And if you leave a comment here and on both Amy's and Nancy's blog, you'll be entered three times in the drawing for Amy's candy!    Eleonore, along with the three other Little Princesses, will be available for purchase at All That Scraps Wednesday, June 5th.

See you tomorrow with another Little Princess!  

Seas the Moment

Wanting to branch away a bit from my usual "too cute" images, I perused deviantART and found this fabulous mermaid by Sureya entitled Beneath the Waves.  Isn't she a beauty?!?  Since her hair is pre-colored black, she was the perfect image to layer over a digi paper prior to printing.  The digi background is a freebie from years ago that I altered by slightly blurring it and taking the color from navy hues to more of an aqua.  It doesn't show very well in the photo, but I gave her skin a light aqua cast.  The mermaid's arm cuff, and the scales on her fins have Spica glitter layered over the Copic colors.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC.

Please click on her to see the larger version that better shows her coloring and sparkle.  Have a wonderful day! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

P.S.  This image is from Paulette of Create with TLC.

Don't Be Crabby

Well it's Thursday, and I'm looking forward to making a trial run of gum paste flowers with my mother for my daughter's wedding cake.  The date is quickly approaching (10-11-12).  Lauren and her fiancee have been together for several years and officially engaged for over a year, and I couldn't be happier for her!  She's not had an easy road as an adult, and I'm hoping her life with her new husband will be filled with love and joy.  Anyway, before I get too mushy, I'll move along to today's card which is a CASE of one by Danielle Daws from January 7, 2012.  Her placement of the elements of the card and its simplicity really spoke to me.  The sentiment I used is from Create with TLC (love her word art!).  Hopefully I won't get too crabby myself today as Mom and I attempt to make some cabbage roses and peonies...the perfectionist in me struggles with artistic freedom, lol.  Once again, I've used my Prisma pencils (yes, even if it is just a wee bit of color on this card), and I'll have to get them out more often as I like the look on kraft cardstock.