You're my Penguin

Whew, it's been awhile and I actually felt like making a card today....lately my mojo has been gone and I don't feel like doing too much of anything crafty.  I've been coloring, but that's about it.  Today I was browsing for some inspiration and came across an easy sketch over at My Favorite Things and since I've got several new stamp sets from MFT, I decided to play.

The stamp set is Penguins in Paradise and this is the sketch.
                                                

and my card.  I colored with copics, the pattern paper is all from the Doodlebug Fun in the Sun pack, the sun and clouds are dies from Taylored Expressions.  I cut out a white oval and tore it to make the sand using Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain distress ink for color, the coconut is the Nuvo crystal drops in Walnut.

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+My Favorite Things: sketch

                                                            +  Little Miss Muffet Stamps:ATG
                                                           +  Sunny Day Crafting:ATG
                                                        + Simon Says Stamp-ATG
                                                              +Crazy Catz-dies or punches
                                                            +Crafting with Friends -ATG
                                                     Moving Along With the Times-Cute Animals      
                                                     Crafty Gals Corner-ATG won
                                                           Inspiration Destination-ATG

Chip n Dale

No.....not Chippendales as in the extremely hot male dancers.....  I'm talking Disney's Chip and Dale!  BIG DIFFERENCE!! ;)

It's been about a year since I took my kids to Disney, Ash wanted to mommy/daughter trip for her high school graduation and this was about a year later but we finally made it and we grabbed my son Jordan to go with as well.

This morning Ash and I wanted to search for characters to get as many pics as we could and these guys certainly were characters....they were so very funny and probably the best ones as far as personality!!

Everything I used was from Echo Park's Magical Kingdom kit which I purchased from Stamps Alive, forgive the crappy picture, just trying to get it done!  I also used the sketch from PageMaps July 2012. :)

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack-ATG
+Sunny Day Crafting-ATG TOP PICK
+Craft your Passion-ATG

Hello Gnome Boy

My friends and I have a card challenge going on between us on a private pinterest board and each week one of us will post a sketch to work from.  This is the sketch I chose which is from 

Mojo Monday.  I used this cutie little gnome boy from 2CuteInk it is an exclusive image from the August Stamp Club images.  This is such a great club, you should go check it out!!  :D

I used copics to color, tumbled glass distress ink, C.C. Designs stitched rectangle dies, circle/scalloped circle svg from Miss Kate Cuttables. 

                                                                  


I would like to enter the following challenges:
+Simon Says Stamp -Wednesday ATG
+Catch the Bug-Outdoors
+Brown Sugar-ATG

Happy Holidays

It's been so stinkin hot here that I decided to work on a cool card and used this adorable Snowglobe Penguin from 2cuteink!  I love penguins and love snowglobes, so this image is just perfect!!  

                                                               
                                                                         Copics used:

          Penguin: C7,5,3,1

scarf: BG72, 70

YG06, 03

base: R39,37,35

Papers from The Paper Studio Santa & Friends 6x6 pad

Snowflake dies from Lawn Fawn

Enamel dot....diy with NUVO Caribbean Ocean

I have to say that I bought about 7 different colors of these drops, just to give them a try, I really.....like really LOVE them.  I had some leftover laminated pages that I practiced dots on and they turned out perfect!!  I highly recommend them....you can make tiny ones, big ones, anything in between.  I just was really pleased with this product.   I will definitely purchase them again! :)

           

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
2cute ink-FB WON
+Jo's Scrap Shack-ATG
+C.R.A.F.T-http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/challenge-377-18th-of-august-christmas.html Christmas
Critters and Creatures-linky party

Mr & Mrs-MFT Camp Create

Hi there, back with my last card for this session of My Favorite Things Camp Create. This technique is called Shadow Stamping and it's really easy and has such a lovely result.  I used purples, just cuz I'm still in purple and grey mode from my daughter's wedding!  I love how it turned out and can totally see myself using this technique over and over, it's especially pretty with florals!

           

                                        
                                                       I would like to enter the following challenges:
                                                                 +  Craft Your Passion-ATG
                                                           Crafting from the Heart-ATG          
                                                        Let's Craft and Create-Wedding or Anniversary
                                                          + Just Add Ink-photo inspiration
                             
                                                           
                                                           +Cards 4 Galz-Monochrome
                                                                         

Grey Skies-MFT Dry Emboss

Another day of Camp Create from My Favorite Things and another technique I've never done (dry embossing with a die......and I call myself a paper crafter....(smh).  The past few days I've done techniques that I've always thought looked cool, but never tried, what the heck?  I know, I know......I'll repent of my naughty ways.  I mean part of the joy of this craft is learning new things, new techniques, new ways of doing old things.  I'm happy that I stumbled across Camp Create and even though time is short and I'm in one complete big fat mess, I'm committed to completing all 5 days and hopefully the bonus craft as well...(I ordered new stamps for that craft!! :D)

Here is my card using the dry emboss technique and after the first failed attempt, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffet Stamps-ATG

You are Fabulous! MFT Resist Technique

....and again, another technique that I'm not well practiced on, but one that is super fun!!  This is a resist technique and I used the Doodle Frames set from The Alley Way Stamps to create a collage of frames, clear embossed and then inked with Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Scattered Straw distress inks.  I added a little mint twine to match the mint heart on the bottom.

Totally fun, and I hope that I can keep up with the Camp Create over at My Favorite Things, I'm already a day behind and am gone this weekend... yikes!

                                        

MFT Day 2, OMBRE

I haven't done too much with the Ombre technique, guess this little Camp Create from My Favorite Things is really getting me out of my normal coloring/creating comfort zone!!

With this card, I tried (maybe not successfully) to create a background panel with a turquoise/aqua background, the elephant (Hippo Birdy from Taylored Expressions) is colored ombre using my copics in the C0-C7 range. The balloons are from Paper Smooches and are also colored ombre style with various colors.  I hope I did ok, as I really am new to this technique.....now maybe I'll just have to keep practicing and playing with all the fun new things I'm learning!!