PWCO #70 Sketch and Tuesday recipe

I made this card for two of Paper Works Co challenges: Sunday's sketch #70 and today's Tuesday recipe. I colored this adorable image by Rachelle Anne Miller with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. The striped paper is from my stash (don't know company) and the floral paper is from The Paper Studio. I used a ribbon from my stash to seperate the dp's. The sentiment is from Flourishes. The yellow cs is Stampin' Up. I cut the image out with Nesties labels.

That's about it. Thanks for lookin'!

FTTC 99 and Mojo Monday

This card was made for Florishes Tuesday Challenge... their 99th challenge. Be watching for their 100th next week! I didn't plan to make two purple cards back to back, it just sorta happened. This paper is Basic Grey's Wisteria. I love this paper. The cs is SU. The rhinestones are KaiserCraft. I colored the cute spring image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The sketch is from this week's Mojo Monday. That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

New Beginnings

Spring and flowers always signify new beginnings for me. So I chose this Gruffies stamp with the Wheelbarrow and potted plant to signify New Beginnings for spring... even though it's still a long way off! I colored with Copics. The paper is Making Memories English Garden and the ribbon is also MM. I used the sketch from Sketch N' Stash #52. I used my Nesties Oval scallop to cut out the image and popped it up on foam dots. That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles anything goes!

Well, it's already Thursday! Even not working the weeks fly by! I thought about this card a couple days and had it finished yesterday, but was in a funk, and didn't feel like doing much of anything. So, today it goes up! The challenge for this week's Belles n' Whistles was "anything goes". I love this image, but it's a bit large. It's hard to use with normal challenges. So I pulled it out and inked it up and colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut it out with my largest Nesties scallop rectangle. I then sponged around the image with chalk. The blue paper is embossed with Cuttlebug Swirls to look like clouds :-) and the green is from Making Memories. The flower(s) is the sun :-). The brad is from my stash. The 1/2 pearls are from Recollections. That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'! Have a great rest of Thursday.

Door hanger

The ribbon and flowers are really yellow, but they look an odd shade of green in the photo! Bummer.

I made this door hanger for this week's Whiff of Joy Challenge. It's the first time I've made one. It was really kinda fun! I used this sweet image of Melinda with flowers. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol to match the dp (from my stash). The image is cut with Nesties Label 2. The ribbon is from my stash. The flowers are Prima and the 1/2 pearls are Kaiser Craft. The  cs is from my stash. I sponged around the edge of the image with chalk. Simple and sweet! Thanks for lookin'!

A closeup of the image.

Penny Black #114, Basic Grey #26, Sketch Saturday #116

Hi! Saturday is almost over, but I wanted to get this card posted. I made this card for three challenges: Penny Black #114, Feeling Fruity. I don't have any PB stamps with fruit on them, so I colored the frosting strawberry :-); Basic Grey #26 to use pearls. I used red Kaisercraft 1/2 pearls on the corners of the image and also on the little strip on the left side, top and bottom; I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #116. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties rectangles scallop and mounted it on the next size up rectangle. I used Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry paper and SU green cs and DCWV red cs. I think that's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Hugs, Linda

Belles n' Whistles and Sketch and Stash 40

Last summer, September, I met my sister (half sister, actually) for the very first time. I knew she existed but we had never lived together or spent any time together. We didn't even know the whereabouts of each other. I started playing an Ancester.com and connected with a cousin... actually a grandson of my dad's brother. He knew my sister Vondell. He gave her my phone number and she called me. We spoke on the phone several times, and then I flew to Texas to visit with her and my bro-in-law for the very first time. I got to stay a whole week and we had a great visit. We both had red hair (she still has a lot of color where mine is white). We are both short (she's 5' 1", I'm 5' 2"). I'm left handed and she's right. She has lived in Texas her whole life. I lived there until I was 1 month old :-). So now, I made this card for her birthday in August.

I've been wanting this image awhile (from Belles n' Whistles) because it's Sisters. I knew I wanted to use it to make Vondell's card. I got it in the mail today! So I made the card for BnW's monochromatic challenge  http://bellesnwhistlesstamps.blogspot.com/
and Sketch and Stash Challenge 40 found here:  http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/
I chose to use blues. The cs is from K&Co, Portabello Road. The cs's are SU and DCWV. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The ribbon is Offray and the lace is Wrights. I cut the image out with Nesties labels 4. The flowers are Prima. I cut the leaves with MS punch. The pearl is Kaisercraft.

That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin' and readin' my ramblin's! :-)

Totally Papercraft and SFYTT

This card was made for two challenges: the sketch is for SFYTT and the theme is for Totally Papercraft to be "fruity". The strawberries and the apples on her dress fit that bill.

The image is Whiff of Joy. The dp is from SU, the cs is DCWV and unknown. The flowers are Prisma and the buttons are BasicGrey. I used Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots embossing folder on the dark purple. The image is cut with Nesties ovals and scallops, and I used Nesties Peony. The image is colored with Copics.

I think I got it all. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Totally Papercraft #8

This cute Greeting Farm girl was colored a few weeks ago, and I decided not to use her for the card I was making. But I thought she'd be perfect for this week's Totally Papercraft sketch. I used Basic Grey dp, even for the green base. I colored the image with Copics and cut her out with Nesties oval. I'm glad I got the oval, I seem to use it the most! The white ribbon is from my stash. That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Stampavie and More #87

I don't use many Magnolia stamps, but I wanted to use this image for this challenge just 'cuz! I colored this image with Tim Holz inks, the first time I've ever used them. I only have 5 colors, so I had to play around and get the best I could. I think her face is a little dark, but I like the jeans and brown cordory jacket! She's cut out with Nesties oval. the dp is K and Co, and the green is SU. the brown is from my stash. I sponged around the image with chalk. Very simple. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Easter means new life and new beginnings

Ok, last post for today. I get to wandering around the blogs looking at this and that, and before I know it, time has passed and I don't get any cards done! My excuse this time, though, is that I was at my daughter's Saturday and Sunday, so I had to catch up today :-). This card was made for 2S4Y's sketch challenge and Stampavie http://www.stampavie.com/dt/ to make an Easter card. I didn't mean for this one to be so brown, but I like it! To me, Easter is new life, Jesus raised from the dead to new life, and as a Christian, we are raised to new life at baptism. So these tiny chicks represent new life. I colored this Sarah Kay image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged it with chalks. The dp paper is Basic Grey, and the cs is a combo of SU and my stash. The punches are MS. I cut the image out with Nesties long rectangle scallop. That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy extra sketch

There was a sketch challenge over at Whiff of Joy's Inspiration and Tutorial blog by Katharine (not sure I spelled her name right). I used this Basic Grey paper Sugared (I love this paper), and SU cs greens and pink. The sentiment is from WoJ's Birdee Love. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties oval and scallop. The rhinestones are from Kaisercraft. The ribbon is Offray. I sponged around with image with a Prismacolor pencil as well. I love this image. She's so sweet. As are all of WoJ's images! Have to admit, Elisabeth Bell is my fav :-).

That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Fruity Basic Grey

This card was to use something fruity or food-related. I used BG's Two Scoops collection. Can you see the "strawberry" iced cupcakes? And the bowl of popcorn this cute CC Design image is holding? She's all ready for a pj movie party with her bear and popcorn. And of course there will be cupcakes and ice cream later! I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged around the image with chalk (I must have touched the black chalk and got a smudge on the paper) :( . I used Prima flowers and some buttons from my stash. I used a Fiskers  border punch on the orange dp. I used all BG, no other cs except for the white card base. I cut the image out with Nesties label 4 (love that one).

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse #65

I picked this Gruffies up the other day at Hobby Lobby when they had their stamps 50% off. Lilacs are my second favorite flower (behind daffodils), and I just had to have this stamp! I colored it with Copics (I know, surprise! not pencils). I outlined Gruffies with C1 and the shadow with G00. I like the outcome. I used SU cs. I used two different Cuttlebug embossing folders for detail. The purple rhinestones are Kaisercraft. I cut the image with Nesties Label 2 and the circle with Nesties large circle. I used MS's eyelet border punch on the green. Check below for the inside of the card...

I used MS's eyelet border punch and used a Whiff of Joy stamp from their Birdee Love set ... again, Lilacs! I stamped with two colors and just did an outline. I like the soft look.

Thanks for takin' a look! What do you think?

FTTC #58

This card was made for Flourish's Timeless Tuesday Challenge, a sketch challenge. I combined SCS's CC262, to use eggplant, old olive, and orchid opulance with a neutral. Swirls was an extra. The BG dp has some swirls in it if you look real close ;-). I used SU's cs, didn't have the orchid, so opped for it in the dp. The border punch... isn't it adorable!... is MS. I bought it for a card class I'm starting on Thursday! The rhinestones are Kaisercraft. The ribbon is Offray. I've had this image for awhile, and this is the first time I've inked it up. I'm going to use it for my class, also. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I cut the circles with Nestabilities as well as the oval with the image.

Can't think of anything else. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

ducky

Isn't this little duck just the cutest? It's from Darcy's stamps (my daughter's collection). I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol, with a shadow outlining. The ribbon is from my stash, the flowers are Prima, the brads are Spare Parts, the cs is SU, and the dp is DCWV. The image is cut with Nesties Label 4. Sweet and simple card.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

The Sugar Bowl #31 Judy's Sketch and Color Create #40

I really like the way this card turned out! So simple and very pretty. Sometimes I'm just plain proud of myself, and I am with this card :-) I like this sweet image. I was raised on a farm, and we had baby chicks. They are so soft. Did you know at what age baby chicks can fly (be transported by plane)? One day old ONLY. Can't be any older! Anyway, I colored this card with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I used Judy's Sketch and Color Create's challenge to use Mint, Chocolate and Cream. It was really fun coloring this card those colors. And this Basic Grey paper! Pretty cool, don't you think? It's from their Bittersweet and Wisteria collections. The cs is from SU. the ribbon is Offray. The stars are cut from BG with my Cricut! I haven't used it in forever, but I found these stars and cut them out. That's about it... oh, cut the image with Nesties circle.

Thanks for lookin'!

Project Tuesday a hinged card

Well, I don't know why this view of the card is sideways. It is right side up where I put it! Durn it! 

Anyway, I want to try making different kinds of cards, and I found Project Tuesday. This card for this week is a hinged card. I wanted to try my hand at it. This isn't perfect, I didn't picture this in my head, but I think it turned out ok. I used Stampin' Up card stock and dp from Basic Grey. The brads are also Basic Grey. The ribbon is from my stash. The little mouse is House Mouse colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. I used my MS eyelet border punch. Not susre where the sentiment is from (my daughter). I cut the mouse out with Nesties Label 2 and the sentiment with Nesties Label 4. I do believe I'll be doing more of their project challenges. Gets me out of my comfort zone and my rut!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Stampavie and More #85 and Simon Says Sketch

I combined Stampavie and More's challenge to use Orange with Simon Says sketch this week. I found this cool dp from my Basic Grey  Lime Rickey collection. It has lots of orange. I stapled Offray orange ribbon to the image and used some orange Prima flowers as per the sketch. I used Basic Grey brads for the flower centers. This image from Sarah Kay is so sweet! I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I used a soft sage green and orange cs from Stampin' Up. I cut the image with Nesties Label 4.

That's it! Thanks for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #70

I made this card with Whiff of Joy's Willow with Strawberries from the Summer 2009 set. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima, the pearls Kaiser, the dp Basic Grey's Sugared, the cs from Stampin'Up, and the image cut with Nesties Label 4. Not sure where the sentiment is from. I used 3 layers for this card, well, actually 4! Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!