Happiness is You! YNS Challenge 13-Week 2

Challenge 13-week 2

Happy Friday everyone, I am guest designing over at Your Next Stamp this month and would love for you to join us with our challenge.  There is a super fun sketch and a fabulous inspiration picture to help get the creative juices flowing.  The sketch and pic are below.

 I used Tea Time Fhiona, the sketch and inspiration photo to create this card, I love how it turned out and this this image is just darling!!

 I colored the image with copics, the base is dark grey bazzil cardstock, the pattern papers are new from the American Crafts Maggie Holmes paper collection.  I love the script paper, so fun!! The hearts are wood veneer that I colored with copics, the border is a SVG from My Scrap Chick called Border Fun, I added some yellow ribbon and the sentiment is also from Your Next Stamp.  I hope you like it and will come over, check out the DT projects and share your cards as well!!


                                       


I would like to enter the following challenges:
MarkerPop-ATG
+Inky Impressions-For the Girls
Penny's Paper Crafting challenge
+613 Avenue-ATG-best friends day  TOP 3
+Sentimental Sundays-ATG
Color Me Creative-ATG

A little Witchy!

Ok...I  know that these colors are completely different for a Halloween image, but I was working on this for an opposite colors challenge, then ended up going in a different direction.  I think she is super cute and fun...I'm not sure on a sentiment yet, depends on if I send her for Halloween or just a "flying by to say hi"

I colored her with copics and the image is Witchy Mae from Some Odd Girl, I used the sketch from Some Odd Girl for the July sketch challenge. 

I would also like to enter the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp Challenge-colors from this pic

+Whoopsie Daisy Challenge-Use Markers

Time for a Picnic

 

I put together this card using the June sketch over at Some Odd Girl and used Picnic Mae, I just love the way this turned out!! Mae is always so fun to color up! 

 

 I used my copics, some gems, prima flowers and the middles of the flowers are the dots for the i's in one of my letter packages!  Used blue and yellow twine, some pattern paper, (love the denim paper) and used a white pen for stitching..it's a little hard to see. 

 

I think she feels all summery!  I did her in blues, yellows, some brown and a touch of red.  Hope you like her as much as I do!!

 

I am entering the following challenges:

 

Some odd girl with this sketch

 

Sentimental Sundays- for the girls

The Paper Makeup Stamps blog- All tied up (twine)

2 Sisters Challenge blog- Summer (picnic)

+Brown Sugar Challenge -Summer (picnic)

Just Keep Swimming..

Here is a card I made for a few challenges.  I just totally LOVE this Mermaid Mae from Some Odd Girl.  She is adorable and so fun to color. I'm not sure she is still available, I couldn't find her in the store, I had won some SOG images awhile ago and picked this one.  My Ashlie LOVES mermaids.  The Little Mermaid is still one of her favorite movies ...EVER!  So any chance to use a mermaid...I do!

I used copics to color her, glossy accents on the shell and bubbles. Enamel accents for her necklace, some sequins, embossed green paper, border punch for the purple border and white galaxy marker for the stitching.  the fish stickers were some that I've had for awhile. 

I am entering this into the SOME ODD GIRL June sketch challenge using this sketch

Also the SOG hair raising challenge which is to color an image with long hair, funky colors or both.

{PIN}spirational challenge based on this picture

Ok...back to more cards.  I swear sometimes it takes me days to put a card together.  It really shouldn't take that long.  I don't know if I'm just super slow, or too indecisive....hmmm!  :/

Score!

Just made another quickie card with the sketch over at Some Odd Girl and used the theme from

{PIN}spirational challenge (TOP 3)  to put this together.  I used Soccer Tia for this card, colored with copics, papers and banners from my stash. 

{PIN}spirational Challenge

That's it for my quickie post....now we are getting out of the house and enjoying this beautiful day!

Happy B-day Dad!

I used this cute freebie from Torico over at Birdie Brown for this card and used the sketch from
Seize the Birthday (Birthday Honors) challenge blog.  I am entering  both of the challenges on those sites. 

I used copics, some paper from my 6x6 paper pads...various ones, a couple of brads, and colored white sticker letters with my copic to match the color a little better to the paper and brads. 

I will stick this in my stash to use for my dad's birthday in OCT....never can  be too prepared!! ;)

Sketchy Friday Challenge #7

Here is my card for sketch #7 at Sketchy Friday. I'm loving all Sonia's sketches, they are easy to work with and provides lots of inspiration.  I used Gus the bookworm and the books from SKdigis and pattern papers from Echo Park 6x6 This and That paper pad.  Colored gus and books with copics, added some ink and line work and ribbon.  I totally love this image because I would be completely happy reading all day, I think this would be a perfect card/image  for a Barnes and Noble gift card!!

 Hope you like it! Head over to  Sketchy Friday Challenge to check out the other DT projects and join the fun! :)

Sketchy Friday #3

You ROCK my world!! I love this image! It's an image from Skdigis and I used it for sketch #3 at Sketchy Friday Challenge.  Here is the sketch.



And my card...I colored with copics and used various pattern paper, the border is a punch from fiskers, I added the brads and some line work.  I also flipped the sketch.  Come join us for another fun sketch and link up for your chance to win! Also check out the awesome projects my DT sisters have created...they have some wicked skillz! :D

Winter Wishes

 

There is a linking party going on all month over at SKdigis, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES, using an SKdigi image.  Sonia had TONS of super cute images and has added several more to the shop just in time for making your Christmas projects.  Go HERE to check it out!! 

 

I used this adorable Polar Bear to make this card and followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday

I colored him up with copics, used pattern paper from one of my 6x6 paper pads...can't remember at the moment which one.  Added some ink, stickles, black enamel accents, some ribbon and rub-on letters from doodlebug.  Hope you like it and please come join our linking party!!

 

 

I am entering the following challenges

 

 

+Sketch Saturday #233

Can You Digi It-Favorite Animal
Crafty Calendar Challenge-Wrap up for Winter
+ATC's with Attitude-Add a Sentiment, Anything Goes

Card Cupids Challenge

It's time for another challenge over at Card Cupids. We got to use an image from Sassy Cheryl's, this image is called Noah and Patches and it is so, so cute!  We followed this sketch from Sketch Saturday, I really like the way it turned out, I tend to keep things clean and simple. This image is adorable and doesn't need too much embellishing. I used copics to color and again, went to my scrap drawer for the papers.

Come join us over at Card Cupids, and make some cards for Happy Mail to send to children who are in need of a pick me up. It will make you feel all warm inside and will brighten their day at the same time. Win/Win!! 

I am entering the following challenges:

+Jellypark Challenges-All about the children.

Stamping with the Dragon-Teddy Bears

+Divas by Design-For a Child

Sketch Challenge at Critter Sketch

Our sponsor over at Critter Sketch for August is Digi Doodle Shop which is where this adorable dragon came from.  I totally LOVE dragons, mystical creatures, fairy tales and anything in that genre.  That's why I couldn't turn down the chance to use another cute Louis image.  Just love him!

 I colored with copics, used my silver glitter pen for his net, toes, and scales. The punched butterflies are from my Martha Stewart punch and just added some bling.  Also added primas and brads, some ribbon and matted it all on paper in my scrap stash.  The pink words are from Cosmo Cricket-Tiny Type.  I'm giving this card to my mom, she just had a birthday!  Happy Birthday MOM!! :)

Please make sure to stop by Digi Doodle Shop to pick up a digi image or 10....they are so cute that you will definitely want several images!!  Here is the sketch I used from Colleen Spangler for this challenge over at Critter Sketch, please come join us and link up your project!  Can't wait to see what you make!

I'm entering the following challenges-

2 Sisters Challenge- In the Garden, the tulips for sure, but how fun to find a dragon there as well!! ;)

Catch the Bug-Bingo, I have Sentiment, ribbon and flowers that create a Bingo!

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards-Emboss, the blueish/green background paper is embossed.

Craft Punked -Flower Power

Just Keep Swimming....

I love this saying and love the movie (Finding Nemo), it's a super cute way to say "Hang in There" and to give some encouragement.  I made this card with a freebie stamp and sentiment from The Alley Way Stamps, they are sponsoring the challenge over at Retro Sketch.  I haven't played  with Retro Sketch but love finding new sketch and challenge blogs (at least new to me).  So here is the sketch, and then my card





I used paper from Cosmo Cricket-Snorkel line, the image is from Alley Way Stamps, I used a circle punch to create the border on the orange paper, colored with copics, used some glossy accents on the fish eye and done!!  I love that fish, it is so cute!

Entering in the following challenges:

Retro Sketches-sketch

+Inspired by: photo inspiration
I used the colors in this photo, nice and bright with fun colors!

Have a fairy good day!

Before I get to my card today, I just wanted to make note of my weekend.  I use this blog mostly for scrappy/crafty stuff, but also want to document life as well.  We had the chance to drive up to Northern Utah-Logan, for my step-daughters wedding.  It was at the Logan temple and the day was perfect.  With the higher elevation and being up the canyon, I really thought the day would be nice and a little cooler. It was HOT, and didn't cool down until we got back into Salt Lake where we had nice  dark clouds and a cool breeze.

 Here is a pic of my step-daughter and her new husband.  I totally love their shoes!!  They are such a cute couple!!  The day was a little bittersweet as we were missing my youngest step-daughter who is in Cedar Sinai hospital, she has been very sick for over a month and they transported her from Vegas to California about a week ago, hopefully they will help her get better, but so far it seems like everything they try to do for her doesn't work.  It was a beautiful, special day, but we missed her being there with us.

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Totally cute shoes

Ok, on to my card.  I used this darling fairy image from Di's Digi's and then the sketch for our challenge over at Critter Sketch, here is the sketch by Colleen Spangler.  It was a lot of fun to work with!

 I colored with copics,  butterflies are from my Martha Stewart punch, added gems, stickles, and glossy accents, did some outline work with black and white and then used my scrap pattern paper.  I haven't decided on a sentiment yet, will wait until I have the perfect use for this card.  Thanks for stopping by and if you got this far, thanks for reading!! ;)

Please join us over at Critter Sketch Challenge and link up your creations!

I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges-Summer

+Di's Digi Design Challenge-Mystical Creatures

Hiding In My Craft Room-Layers

Cute Card Thursday-Fairy Nice+

Papertake Weekly-All Things Girlie  +                                                                                                    

Rainy Days

are my favorite days, we have had clouds, thunder and lightening storms, and rain for the past three days which are desperately needed, Utah has been on fire all month, it's been super dry and windy.  I think at one point there were 8 different fires burning at once across the state. SCARY.   There have been a couple in Southern Utah as well, so it's a blessing to get the rain.

 What does that have to do with my card today?  Just that it has this cute duck standing in the rain!!  The card is for the Card Cupid challenge which is WINGS, this cute image is from Wings and Willows and is a lot of fun to color up, you should go check out Wings and Willows etsy shop, Rebecca has a lot of cute images to choose from. 

I used the sketch from JUST ADD INK and tweaked it just a little bit. I used pattern paper from my stash, actually, everything was from my stash...I love that! I used two sizes of brads because I didn't have four of the same size....I guess ya have to improvise sometimes.  :)

I colored the image with copics, cut out and embellished the scalloped circle (Spellbinders) and used some ribbon that I've had for awhile. I found the quote online, not sure who the author is, but loved it!  Then I just added some color and sentiment to the inside to finish it off!  Hope you like it, and hope you come join our challenge over at CARD CUPIDS!!

King of the Throne!!

I put together this card for Ash to give to her dad for Father's Day. She is away at a youth camp with our church and won't be back until late Saturday, then I have to get her to her dad so she can spend Sunday with him.  I think it turned out cute and love that little skunk, he's so cute. Plus, Ash's dad and I have been divorced for about 10 years and I think the skunk fits.....(but not in the cute way!!)  0_o   I kid, I kid..........ah,  no I don't!  ;)

Inside of card

I used the sketch from Card Patterns

and put it together using my stash of paper, the outhouse/skunk is from Campin Critters cricut cartridge and then I just inked things up.

I'm entering the following challenges:

Cards for Men-Father's Day
Stuck on You Sketches-All about Fathers
+Penny's Paper Challenge- I love you Dad
+Paper Playtime-Vacation, camping is vacationing, right??
+Tammy's Scrappin Corner-For the boys/Father's Day
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge-Father's Day

Hope your Friday is a good one!

Friendship

I got this adorable digi stamp from The Paper Shelter, they have some super cute images, and I chose the mermaid because my daughter absolutely loves anything to do with mermaids.  I colored her with copics, used stickles on her starfish and on her tail, I used glossy accents on some of the water, used some sea themed charms from my stash, distressed the paper a little bit and added the pelican .  I think she is adorable and have a special friend that I will be sending this to.  I used the sketch from Mojo Monday, but didn't get it done in time to enter the challenge.

I am going to enter the following challenges:

+Paper Playtime Friendship card with sentiment

+Sentimental Sunday-whimiscal

+Crafty Catz- Lets hear it for the girls

+Tammy's Scrappin Corner-Distress

                                                           + Gingerloft- under the sea

You're Special

I made this card based on the color challenge over at The Paper Players and the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and also for the challenge of Flowers over at Critter Challenge blog

I wish now that I had matted each individual panel, but was distracted too much last night and was trying to craft quietly while the husband was trying to nap before a grave shift.  Do you know how hard it is to be quiet while trying to create something????   It's pretty dang hard!  I would have matted the banner too.  I'm going to make a couple more like this and matte the panels and banner....I think I will like it better!! 

You still have a little bit of time to play with these challenges, so go.....play!! ;)

Critter Sketch Challenge #113

I used this sketch over at Critter Sketch Challenge to make this card.  I used these cute clear Snag 'em stamps from Imaginisce and stamped up a bunch of sea critters. I used aqua, orange, black and white, used my border punch from Fiskers, some ribbon, some stickles and added some stitching.  I really like the color combination and think the black really helps it stand out.  I think those little sea creatures are just too dang cute!!

Thinking of you

This card is based on this sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  I used a chipboard flower from Bo Bunny's Sophie collection, and tried to compliment the colors on the flower.  I added butterflies and gems, and kept it real simple.  You should head over and play with their sketches.........go on, you know you need some crafting time!!!  ;)    I actually got to come home early from work today and started crafting early..YAY for more crafting time!  :D

I am also entering this card into the following challenges

Paper Playtime-Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrappin Corner-Anything Goes

Birthday Card and sketch challenge

  I was playing around with a few challenges and made this card.  It is based on the sketch over at Sketches by Carly+ #54 and it also fits the challenge at Paper Playtime-+say it with sentiments theme-Birthday Card.  And also Bitten by the Bug 2-Balloons and Birthday Card.

I used an older scrapbook kit with coordinating papers, cut the bear and balloon from Create a Critter and put it all together.

That's it for me today, a nice, quickie post.  Now I'm off to do some reading!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday.