Fun in the Sun

Today I have another Digi from Cute As A Button. She is Alana the Shell Collector. Isn't she precious! Children are fascinated with Shells and are always on the look out for a shell they haven't seen before. She is a perfect image for summer!

I used my Prisma Colored Pencils to color the image. The strip across the bottom of the card has several different beach sayings on it. The card is 6" x 5". I added some stickers for detail. The shells are from a set I bought from Joann Fabrics.

This was so much fun to color and create! I hope I have inspired you to create something and make it your own. Hugz

National Bikini Day

I'm so excited to be getting back into the swing of things! My recovery is slow but each day gets me closer to the life as it used to be. I have a card for Festive Fridays at  the
outlawzchallenges.ning.com/ this
week celebrating Bikini Day. You have several Holidays to choose. This weeks are Bikini Day, Umbrella Day, Canada Day, July 4th USA, National Country Music Day. Its so much fun to make a project that is out of the norm. I hope you get a chance to join us!!  

Our Sponsors for the Challenge are:

and

I used a Cute As A Button image for this project. I colored the Digi with Prisma Colored Pencils and adhered it to a 6 x 6 green card base. I love the old fashion look to the Bikini! The image was a lot of fun to work with. I know the picture is a little blurry. I tried the best I could to get a clear photo. Since being sick I have developed a slight shake. It has made it a challenge to color, paint and do projects but I will keep working on it.

Catching the Waves

Hi Everyone! I have a Cute As A Button New Release today. It captures the fun of Summer and living near the Ocean. Surfing is a favorite pass time for many. This image shows the fun, adventure and excitement of the sport. I am still having some problems with getting my steady hands back after being so sick. Please forgive  me for the blurriness. I tried everything to get a clear picture and it just didn't work out....


I colored the image with Prisma Colored Pencils and adhered it to a 6 x 6 green card base. I added some summertime fun stickers and a pair of Flippy Floppies. This is a great image for a party invite, BBQ, Picnic ect....

Summer celebrations

Hi Everyone! I'm terribly sorry about the length of time I it has been since I blogged last. I was in the Hospital on a ventilator for several weeks due to some medical complications. I'm home now and trying my best to get back in the swing of things. I currently have a tracheotomy in place and once the swelling goes down in my throat they will remove it and I will be back to normal. I have found it a bit challenging to do my painting and coloring due to some shaking that has developed from the medications I'm taking but I'm not giving up!

I have a card I recently made using an image from Cute As A Button. It's one of my favorites because it captures the feeling of summer and all the celebrations that come with it. I hope you enjoy my card! This would be a great image to use for a 4th of July Picnic, or a Family Reunion Invitations.

I used Prisma Colored Pencils to color the image. The beach sand and sky were done using TH Distress inks and a mini inker. The watermelon has Glossy Accents to give it a wet shiny look. I used a 6 x 6 card base and TH distress ink to give the edges of the card and background paper some depth and detail. I used a Regal Die Set and  Stitched Circle Die set to cut out the image. All of the Patriotic Stars are from a set I picked up at the Dollar Store last year. She is so much fun to color and has so many different uses how can you resist!?!

I hope you are inspired to create something fun and to get out and enjoy the summer! Hugz

Remembering the Fallen

This is an image from Cute as a Button and its called fallen soldier. You can find the shop and the image by clicking on the links above. I started out by painting the image. I used the Stitched Rectangle Die Set to cut the image, red and white cardstock. The Blue cardstock is 4 1/4 " x 5 1/2" The card is a tan card stock and it's 5" x  7". I added some embellishments I purchased from the local craft store.

Rose and Roxy

Hi and Welcome To  another  Outlawz.ning.com  Monday Greetings Challenge. I am proud to be a Guest Designer for the month of May. This week the theme is "Anything Goes." Our Sponsor for the challenge is Cre8tive Hands and Crafty Sentiments. I bought a Die Set from Gina Marie Design Dies awhile back and haven't had time to play with it. I decided since this was an Any Goes Challenge I would give it a try. It is her Window Die Set and its Lovely. It comes with two planters, two shutters and four different things to use as Hinges, or whatever you come up with. Here is the card.

Cre8tive Hands

and

Crafty Sentiments

I started out by cutting out the window opening. I ran the white cardstock through a brick wall embossing folder. Then I used TH Distress Ink to pain the Bricks. I used Walnut, Rusty Hinge and Pumice. Once that was dry I adhered the window frame to the brick. I used Ellen Hutson Spring Flower Die Sets to make the Lily's of the Valley's and Tulip's. Before I glued them on I used a piece of foam tape across the bottom of the window frame so it popped out. Then I laid the flowers across the foam Tape. The flower box is glued on top of the flowers.

Now it was time to color the image. I used Prisma Colored Pencils and adhered it to my A2 Card front. I taped two pieces of foam together and glued it down so the wall had dimension and depth from the image. I should've used a bigger card base so I could've put shutters on, but I didn't relize it until I was almost done. I guess I will have to make another one. I was looking at it and the one shutters could be used as a trellis I think??? Something for me to try... :) Stay tuned for future projects with this Die set.

Jammin'

Hello Everyone and welcome! TTCRD has a online Magazine and weekly Challenge. I hope that you will stop by and check us out! The magazine is pack full of projects, inspiration, tricks and money saving tips. Today I am posting for the TTCRD Challenge. You can find the Challenge and all the other information by clicking on one of the links above. I did a card for the weekly challenge today. I hope you check us out and get inspired to join in on the fun!

karleigh sue

Prize; Either/or

 1. choose any 2 digi's (value $5)
2. choose current color club (value $10)

I used TH Distress inks to paint the image.

Clothes: Faded Blue Jeans

               Ripe Persimmon

Hair: Scattered Straw

         Vintage Photo

Ipod: Soot

I used my paper trimmer to cut the image down and mat it on a blue cardstock. The patterned paper is 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered to an A2 size card made out of orange cardstock. The paper and brads are from my stash.

Happy Birthday Big Boy

Hi and Welcome To  another  Outlawz.ning.com  Monday Greetings Challenge. I am proud to be a Guest Designer for the month of May. This week the theme is "Use Circles In your Design" and your card has to have a greeting on it. Our Sponsor for the challenge is Alicia Bel Digi's. Isn't that perfect. I love the images from both of  Artist! I had a lot of fun with this one.  I made a birthday Card for a man. I rarely do this because the men in  my life don't seem to appreciate what I put into it and if you buy one they always say "you should've saved the money." Anyway, I hope you get a kick out of the card!

Alicia Bel

I used the Digi called Christina in Tights. I colored her in with Prisma Colored Pencils and then cut her out with the Scalloped Oval Die Set from Gina Marie Design. Then I stamped the sentiment onto three circles that I cut out using the Stitched Circle Die Set also from Gina.
I Made a black card base 5" x 6" and then adhered a piece of white cardstock cut to 5 1/2" x 4 1/2". On top of that I adhered a piece of red cardstock cut to 4 1/4" x 5". I centered the image and adhered it to the card front. I included a camera and three red Jems to dress up the card a little bit. The final touch is Stickles in the twinkle of her eyes.
The cards Playful and fun and that's what I was looking for. I hope you enjoyed it! Have a blessed week!

Happy Birthday

Cre8tive Hands Fans is a Facebook Membership group. We have a Progressive Challenge with in the group with lots of Prizes and Free Digi's Posted at random throughout the month. The Progressive Challenge runs for two weeks and the images are Provided to you for you project free. I hope that you have time to Join us in the fun! You will find us by clicking on the link above.

We have a Cre8tive Hands Friends Blog Challenge that runs bi-weekly. It is an Anything Goes Challenge. The Blog has Prizes for top pick and...The DT has created some awesome Projects that is sure to inspire you and get you in the mood to creating!

Our sponsor for the challenge is Cre8tive Hands We have a large selection of Digi's at rock bottom prices. They will be providing the winner with an awesome gift of FREE Digi's!!

This little Rabbit is so cute and making friends with a lady bug! I used a masking technique to create the clouds and grass. The image was water color painted. The butterfly and bow were added for a little detail along with the heart shaped brads.

Bloom Where you are planted

Hi and Welcome To  another  Outlawz.ning.com  Monday Greetings Challenge. I am proud to be a Guest Designer for the month of May. This week the theme is "Spring Has Sprung" and your card has to have a greeting on it.

Our Sponsor for the challenge is  DI'S DIGI'S.

I used Prisma Colored Pencils to color the image. I adhered the Image to a red cardstock and then onto a 6 x 6 card covered with the orange patterned paper. I used washi tape across the top of the card. The sentiment is popped up with foam tape for dimension. I added Stickles to the center of the flowers, the word Bloom and the Hedge hogs eyes. This is a perfect image for the theme! I hope you enjoyed my card and found some inspiration from it. I can't wait to see what you do for your project.

Old Fashioned Spring

Hello Everyone and welcome! Today at the Outlawz We have our weekly Saturday Paper Al a Mode Challenge Kicking off. It is an Make it Vintage or Old Challenge this week. Our Design Team has some gorgeous inspiration for you. I hope that you get time to stop by and check it out. I would LOVE to see your projects there and get a chance to know all of you better. Here is the my Design Team Card for inspiration.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Dollar Graphics

The prize is a $5.00 Gift Certificate

along with QKR

The Prize is 3 Free Digi's

I have to confess this is the first time I've done something this vintage. I'm still not completely happy with it but everything is a learning curve. I like to have neat and tidy work so this was way out of my comfort zone.

• I Painted the image with water color paints. The Image is 4" x 5".
• I used Antique Linen TH Distress ink and Vintage Photo to make the image appear old.
• I used Vintage photo on the doily and other pieces to give them an aged look after I used a edge distress tool.
• The newspaper cardstock is 6 1/2" x 4 1/2".
• The brown card stock is 6 3/4" x 4 3/4".
• The card is made from black cardstock and it is 5" x 7".
• I wrapped twine around the image and knotted the three pieces together. The Pearls were added to each of the corners to dress up the image. 

Thank You for stopping by and I hope to see you at the Outlawz! Have a blessed weekend Everyone!

Thank goodness for Straw Hats!

Hello Everyone and Welcome! We are kicking off another Festive Friday's Challenge at the Outlawz.ning.com this week. We have four fun and Festive Holiday's we chose as our Theme's for this weeks Challenge You can chose one or more of these theme's for inspiration on your project. The Holiday Theme's are National Straw Hat Day, National Dance Like a Chicken Day,  National Police Officer Day, National May Flower Day. Aren't these a hoot!?! I hope you get a chance to stop by and see the Design Team's inspirational projects. I can't wait to see what you create.

Our sponsor this week is A2Z

The image is from Cute As A Button. She is called "Good Soil". You can find the shop and this item by clicking the links above.I Painted her using water colors and then I used the a masking technique to make the clouds. I printed two images of her and painted the Sunflower on the second image. After fussy citting it out I used foam tape and adhered her to the hat so it gave the card some dimension. I used the Stitched Rectangle Die Set from Gina Marie Design to cute the image before I adhered her to the brown cardstock. The ribbon came from my stash. I kept the card pretty clean because I really wanted to showcase the image and It will be easier to mail this way.

Time to Feed the Garden...

Hello Everyone, I hope that things are going Great! I love this time of year so much. It smells fresh and the birds are singing so sweetly in the mornings. It's exciting to get outside and start planning my garden. I have a perennial flower garden that I like to add new plants to each year. I found myself thinking about all of this and nearly forgot to fertilize the garden. That's what was my inspiration for today's card. It's time to feed the Garden....

I used a New Release Image from Cute As A Button. I'm calling her Venus. She was fun to paint because she has so many shadows and highlights. I gave the Venus Fly Trap red lipstick to match hers. I cute the image and matted it onto dark green cardstock. The card is 6 x 6. I used a strip of thought bubbles because of the way they used them in the show batman when I was growing up. I can't wait to see what you can do with her! I thought about going all Rocky Horror Picture Show with it, maybe next time!

Have a great week everyone! Hugz

Playful Puppy

Hello Everyone and welcome! Today is my first time blogging as a DT member with Through The Craft Room Door! I'm so excited about the new DT position. TTCRD has a online Magazine and weekly Challenge. I hope that you will stop by and check us out! The magazine is pack full of projects, inspiration, tricks and money saving tips. Today I am posting for the TTCRD Challenge. You can find the Challenge and all the other information by clicking on one of the links above.

Our Sponsor for the Challenge this week is Little Claires:

Prize- 10 Pound Credit to store

• The image was painted using TH Distress Inks. I used:
• Antique Linen, over the entire body.
• Rusty Hinge, for the fur
• Tumbled Glass, for the ball
• Fired Brick, for the spots on the ball
• Tumbled Glass, around the entire image
• The Embellies are from, Sticko, Doggy Stickers
• The image was cut using the largest Die from the Sizzix Scallop Framelit Die Set.
• I used Glossy Accents on the nose, tongue and the ball.
• The bacground paper is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", from K & C Company

Friendship...

Good Morning Everyone! I'm so excited to tell you about a new Facebook Challenge Group that has started up. It's a Progressive Challenge and the Digi's are provided FREE. This is the New Digi for the Challenge releasing today. A new challenge starts every other Tuesday. It's called Cre8tive Hands Fans. There are Prizes, Freebies and loads of fun! I hope that you will check it out and take part in the challenges.

I painted the image with water colors and then used the largest of the Stitched Circle Die from a Gina Marie Design Set to cut the image out. I added her to a piece of blue cardstock that I ran through my Big Kick in an embossing folder. The Sentiment Friendship is a sticker from my stash and the Hello is on a piece cut with a Stitched Label Die. I added some Jems to the image for sparkle and adhered it to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card. I used my white Gel Pen to add detail to the butterflies wings.

DT CALL

Creative hands has an open DT call

We are looking for crafty people who love to inspire others with their projects. We have a Bi-weekly Blog Challenge along with a Bi-weekly Facebook Progressive Challenge.

Your responsibilities as a DT Member

1. Design four projects a month and have them done three days before the live posting date.
2. Post on your blog and advertise whenever possible about our Blog Challenges and Facebook Challenge.
3. Comment on your assigned number and inform us if there is a problem and you are unable to comment on a post.
4. Be part of the Team.
5. Take part in Blog Hops when they are scheduled.

What you get from us

1. Free Digi's to use on your projects.
2. Access to the Digi's in the shop and the freedom to do extra projects with them whenever you want.
3. Your designs will get a lot of exposure on our Blog, others Blogs, others Facebook accounts and our Facebook group.
4. The chance to work with a New and growing Group of awesome people.

What you need to do

1. Send your name, Blog address, email address to Jbirds2002@gmail.com
2. Send 2 projects along with your information.
3. Include the other DT's your are involved with.

Good Luck!!

Jules

"Living on The Edge"

Hi and Welcome To  another  Outlawz.ning.com  Monday Greetings Challenge. I am proud to be a Guest Designer for the month of May. This week the theme is "Living on the Edge" (using a Fancy Edge on the card) and your card has to have a greeting on it. Our Sponsor for the challenge is Bugaboo and Rick St. Dennis. Isn't that perfect. I love the images from both of these Artists! I have an image from Rick St. Dennis that fits our Theme perfectly this week. If she doesn't look like she is "Living Life on the Edge" I don't know what is.
 

Our Sponsors for this Challenge are:   

Bugaboo 

And

Rick St. Dennis

I used TH Distress inks to paint the image. I cut the image using a Oval Die Set from Gina Marie Designs. The Image is adhered to a purple cardstock cut at 6 x 6. I adhered a strip of bobby pin patterned cardstock to the right side of the card and used a scalloped scissors to cut the edge. There is a black ribbon with pieces cut out of designer paper to add detail. They fit so well with the image its crazy! I added two bobby pins to the top of the card with some pearls for dimension.Then I added a black ribbon with a pearl in the center.The Image is so much fun!!

Happy Mother's Day!

The image is from Cute As A Button. She is called "Good Soil". You can find the shop and this item by clicking the links above.I Painted her using water colors and then I used the a masking technique to make the clouds. I printed two images of her and painted the Sunflower on the second image. After fussy citting it out I used foam tape and adhered her to the hat so it gave the card some dimension. I used the Stitched Rectangle Die Set from Gina Marie Design to cute the image before I adhered her to the brown cardstock. The ribbon came from my stash. I kept the card pretty clean because I really wanted to showcase the image and It will be easier to mail this way.