Little Miss Muffet - Inspiration Thursday

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope you're having a good week so far.  It's still super hot and humid here.  We did get a little rain last night, but it didn't really cool things down much.  Hopefully there will be a break in the action soon.  Before heading out for a busy day, I am here with my Little Miss Muffet DT card.  It's Inspiration Thursday this week, so as always, the Little Misses will have lots of inspiration for you over in the Little Miss Muffet Facebook group.  Be sure to stop by and check it out!

Here is my card:

Now here's something you don't see too often from me - a CAS design with no patterned paper to be found!  This beautiful image doesn't need anything else, in my opinion.  It is Dragonfly Floral from DoveArt Studios, available from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  The detailing of these images by Jennifer Dove is amazing and it makes them a delight to color.   I colored this with my Copics.  I added some Star Dust Stickles to the dragonfly for just a touch of shimmer.  The sentiment is from an old set from Gina K. Designs.  A simple black mat to set off the image and that was it.

Here is a closer view of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Facebook group and check out the Thursday Inspiration from the rest of the Little Misses.  Don't forget about our "anything goes" challenge over on the blog.  You still have until Tuesday, July 28th to enter.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Crafting From the Heart #69 (anything goes)
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge (anything goes)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #269 (no patterned papers)
Incy Wincy Challenge (things with wings)

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Friday Coloring Challenge - On Monday

Good morning!  Happy Monday! Hope you had a nice weekend and your week is off to a great start!  It continues to be super hot and humid here with lots of storms popping up.  I am looking forward to a little break in this weather, but it might be awhile yet since this week is still supposed to be very hot.  I am here with my DT card for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz site.  It's not lost on me that this is now Monday and I am late with my post! I had limited internet access over the past few days, so I gave up and took a forced break from the computer.  Luckily I could still check my e-mail on my phone, but that's all I did.  The theme for this week's challenge is a color inspiration.  You don't have to have an exact match to the colors, but we would like to be able to recognize the overall color palette.  You must still have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project to enter.

Here is the color inspiration photo:

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Night of Navy and the patterned papers are from the Little Yellow Bicycle Just Because 6x6 pad.  The sweet image is Spring Flowers by Conie Fong from Sweet Pea Stamps.  I colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is an old one from Raindrop Echo that was previously available at Whimsy Stamps and was offered as a freebie a couple of years ago.  I fancy diecut frame and a triple-loop taffeta bow and button finished my card.  

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the gorgeous projects from my teammies, Penny, Kathi, Karen and Vannessa!  We hope you will play along! Our July sponsor is the wonderful Sweet Pea Stamps, who are offering the lucky winner three digis of their choice form the Sweet Pea Stamps online shop.  You'll definitely want to be in the running for this great prize!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenge #271 (anything goes)
Creative Fingers Challenge #87 (anything goes)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #268 (floral delights)

Have a great day and see you soon!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good afternoon!  Happy Friday!  Hope you had a good week and your weekend holds some fun plans!  We are supposed to have thunderstorms and rain most of the weekend, so there won't be many outdoor activities for us, I don't think.  I am here now with my DT card for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz.  The themes this week is "anything goes" with the option to add a Christmas twist.  The twist is completely optional, but you must have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project.

Here is my card:

I decided to do the Christmas twist.  No time like the present to get a jump start on Christmas cards!  My card base and mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the patterned papers are from the Pink Paislee Noel collection.  The beautiful image is The Gift by Norma J. Burnell available from Sweet Pea Stamps and Norma's Fairy Tangles Art Etsy Shop.  I colored it with my Copics.  I added lots of colors of Stickles for extra sparkle and I also added Gold Liquid Pearls to her necklace and the pearls in her hair.  A triple-loop seam binding bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the gorgeous creations from my talented teammies!  We hope you will find time to join us for the challenge!  This is the last week to get in on the fabulous prize from our June sponsor, Fairy Tangles Art (Norma J. Burnell).  Norma is offering the lucky winner three digis of their choice from her Fairy Tangles Art Etsy shop.  Go have a look at her awesome artwork!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Incy Wincy Challenge (anything goes)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (anything goes)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #265 (Christmas)
Creative Fingers Challenge #85 (anything goes)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (revisited sketch)

Here is the sketch:

Have a great weekend and see you soon!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a great week and there is something fun on your agenda for the weekend!  The sun is finally shining here and except for the chance of a passing thunderstorm, it's looking to be a nice weekend.  Here's hoping!  I am here now with my DT post for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme this week is "red roses", in honor of Red Rose Day.  In theory, we'd like to see at least one red rose on your project, but you can use other color roses, too.  Obviously, I didn't get the memo - lol!  I added pink roses!  At least there are some red roses in my patterned paper.  You can use any coloring medium you'd like, but you must have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Sage Shadow and the patterned papers are from the Echo Park Victoria Garden 6x6 pad.  The beautiful image is Jaye and Feathered Friends by Norma J. Burnell.  You can find it in Norma's Fairy Tangles Art Etsy shop. I colored it with my Copics and added some Petal Pink, Gold and White Opal Liquid Pearls for accents.  A chevron-striped ribbon bow, a few Wild Orchid Crafts roses and some pearls from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to check out the gorgeous work by my teammies, Penny, Kathi, Vannessa and Karen over in the Friday Coloring Challenge.  We hope you will play along this week! Norma Burnell is our wonderful sponsor for the month of June and she is offering our lucky winner three digis of their choice from her Fairy Tangles Art Etsy shop. Go have a browse through her shop and feast your eyes on her beautiful artwork!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenge #83 (anything goes)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #263 (fantasy or fables)

Have a wonderful weekend and see you soon!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  I hope you've had a good week and you have fun plans for the upcoming weekend.  I am only hoping we get a couple of days with no rain!  Fingers crossed!  Anyway, I am here now with my DT card for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme this week is "anything goes" with the option to add a Christmas twist.  The twist is completely optional, but you must have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project to enter.  Any coloring medium is fine.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the patterned papers are from the Simple Stories DIY Christmas 6x6 pad.  The beautiful image is Rosarna Christmas by Karen Middleton from Sweet Pea Stamps.  I colored her with my Copics.  I'll add a holiday sentiment once I know who will get this card.  A few gems and three layered poinsettia stickers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will have time to play along this week!  This is the last week to be in the running for the fabulous prize from our wonderful sponsor for May, Sweet Pea Stamps. The prize is three digis from the Sweet Pea Stamps online store.  There are so many awesome artist represented at Sweet Pea Stamps!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge #225 (anything goes)
Tuesday Throwdown #246 (anything goes)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #261 (Christmas)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (blast from the past sketch)

Here is the sketch:

Have a wonderful weekend and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - Inspiration Thursday

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope you've been having a good week so far!  Hard to believe were are already into April and Easter is just around the corner!  I am popping in quickly to share my Little Miss Muffet DT card.  It's Inspiration Thursday, so throughout the day, the Little Misses and our wonderful Guests will be sharing projects with some of our favorite Little Miss Muffet Stamps products.  It's all happening in the Little Miss Muffet Facebook Group. Be sure to stop by for the eye candy and a fun chat!

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Pool Party and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection.  The adorable image is Jr. Hatter Mary.  Isn't she darling?  I colored here with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A striped ribbon bow and a 3-D Easter egg sticker finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to head over to the LMMS Facebook Group and check out all the wonderful projects posted today! Don't forget that our "Spring colors" challenge is still going over on the blog.  You have until Tuesday, April 7th to enter.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Crafting From the Heart #53 (anything goes)
MarkerPop Challenge #65 (Easter)
Fab 'n' Funky #253 (lots of layers)
Crafting for All Seasons #99 (animal magic)
Corrosive Challenge #221 (hop into Spring)

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a great week and you have something fun planned for the weekend!  It's going to be a weekend of catch-up for me, but I hope to also get out and enjoy the nice spring weather.  I am here now to share my DT card for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme for this last Friday of the month is "anything goes" with the option to add a Christmas twist.  That part is completely optional.  You may use any coloring medium you'd like, but you must have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project to enter.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad.  The beautiful image is Poinsettia Fairy by Ching-Chou Kuik from Sweet Pea Stamps.  I colored it with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A couple of shimmery poinsettia stickers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the gorgeous projects from my teammies, Laine, Kathi and Penny.  We hope you will play along this week!  It's your last week to be in the running for this month's prize from our fabulous sponsor, Sweet Pea Stamps!  They are offering the lucky winner 4 digis of their choice from the Sweet Pea Stamps online store.  Don't miss out on your change to win!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #252 (Christmas)
Digi Sketch Challenge (anything goes with sketch)
Creative Fingers Challenge #73 (anything goes)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (anything goes)

Here is the sketch:

 

Have a great day and weekend!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you had a great week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  It's still rainy here but hopefully it will come to an end and there will be some nice weather to enjoy over the weekend.  I am popping in with my DT card for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "St. Patrick's Day or use mostly green".  You can use any coloring medium you'd like, but you must have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project to enter. 

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Gumball Green.  The background St. Patrick's Day subway art is from Lettering Delights.  It was a freebie a year or so ago. The image is Molly Malone by Joanne Schempp , available from Sweet Pea Stamps.  I colored it with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few rhinestone shamrock stickers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the fantastic creations from my teammies, Laine, Kathi and Penny!  We hope you will play along this week!  Our fabulous sponsor for the month of March is Sweet Pea Stamps, who are offering the lucky winner four digis of their choice from the Sweet Pea Stamps shop.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenge #71 (anything goes)
Craft Your Passion Challenges #252 (anything goes)
Fab 'n Funky Challenge #250 (focus on the image)
Sweet Pea Stamps Friends & Fans Facebook Progressive Challenge (anything goes with SPS)

Have a great day and see you soon!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  It was a crazy week weather-wise, but the temperatures are supposed to start rising this weekend so hopefully it will be a little nicer.  I am here this morning with my DT card for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "anything goes, with the option to add a Christmas twist".  You can use any coloring medium you'd like, but you must have a hand-colored image on your project to enter.

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Baja Breeze and the patterned paper is from one of the Christmas Mat Stacks in my stash.  The beautiful image is White Christmas by Joanne Schempp, available at Sweet Pea Stamps.  I colored it with my Copics and added lots of Star Dust Stickles to the snowflakes to make them sparkle.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few pearls from my stash finished my simple card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the gorgeous creations from my teammies, Penny, Laine and Kathi.  We hope you will play along.  It is your last chance this month to get in on the chance for the fabulous prize of 4 digis being offered by our wonderful sponsor for February, Sweet Pea Stamps.  Sweet Pea Stamps has so many amazing digis in their online store.  Be sure to check them out!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenge #250 (anything goes)
Tuesday Throwdown #233 (anything goes)
Fab 'n Funky Challenge #248 (Christmas, plus snowflakes)

Have a great day and I will be back a little later with my DT card for this month's Digi Bells blog hop.

Make it Colourful Challenge #18

Hi again!  I am back with a second post today.  If you are looking for my DoveArt Blog Hop post, please click here or scroll down one post. I am back now with my DT post for the new Make it Colourful Challenge.  The challenge for this month is "color on Kraft with pink".  You can use any coloring medium you'd like, but you must color on Kraft paper.  If you haven't done this before, it's a great chance to try something new!  I had only tried coloring on Kraft once before, so it was something different for me, too.  As always, the fabulous Make it Crafty DT has plenty of amazing inspiration for you on the Make it Colourful blog.

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Primrose Petals and the patterned papers are from the Authentique Uncommon 6x6 pad.  The sweet image is Penny In Love, one of the newly-released Love Collection from Make it Crafty.  I colored her on Kraft with Prismacolor Pencils.  I definitely need more practice with this technique, but trying something new is what these challenges are all about!  The chipboard sentiment is from the Doodle Love Words Chipboard set, also new from Make it Crafty.  A simple bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Make it Colourful Challenge blog and check out the outstanding creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will join in on the challenge.  There is a special album set up in the Make it Crafty store photo gallery just for challenge entries.  Can't wait to see what you create!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #43 (sketch)
Cute Card Thursday #359 (crazy in love)
Fab 'n Funky Challenge #245 (hearts and/or flowers; I used hearts)
Crafting For All Season #95 (have a heart)

Here is the sketch:

 

Have a great day!  I'll be back shortly with my Sketch Saturday DT post, my last for the day!

Friday Coloring Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  Are you all ready for Christmas?  I most definitely am not!  I hope to do a little catch-up over the weekend and then be a little more prepared.  I am here now with my DT post for this week's Friday Coloring Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "gifts and/or gift packaging".  You may any coloring medium you'd like, but you must have a hand-colored image somewhere on your project. 

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Gumball Green and the patterned papers are from the Carta Bella Merry & Bright 6x6 pad.  The adorable image is Elise Gift from Make it Crafty.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her in holiday colors with my Copics.  I added a little glitter to the trim on her little suit.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few red gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Friday Coloring Challenge and check out the fantastic projects from my teammies, Penny, Kathi, and Laine!  We hope you will play along!  Our sponsor for the month of December is Ppinkydolls Art and the prize is 3 digis of  the winner's choice from the PPinkydolls Art Etsy Shop.  You will definitely want to check out Chrishanthi's adorable digis!

 

 

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #37 (sketch)

The Corrosive Challenge #214 (anything goes)

Fab 'n Funky Challenge #241 (Christmas)

Tuesday Throwdown # 224 (family Christmas)

 

Here is SSW2-37:

 

 

Have a great day and I will be back a little later with my Digi Bells DT post.

Make it Colourful Challenge #16

Good morning!  Happy Monday and 1st day of December!  Did I really just type that! Time is just zipping by!  Since it's the first of the month, it's time for a new Make it Colourful Challenge.  The challenge for December is "glistening snow and/or ice".  The goal is to achieve the look of sparkling snow and ice using only coloring techniques.  No cheating allowed with glitter pens or the like!  It's definitely a challenge!  As always, there are some fantastic inspiration photos on the blog, as well as amazing projects from the DT to get your creative juices flowing.  Our wonderful guest, Sandy, has also created a video on how she achieved the glistening effect, so be sure to check it all out.

Here is my attempt at glistening snow and ice:

My card base and mats are GKD Aqua Sea and the miscellaneous solid patterned papers are from my stash.  The fun Winter image was created by merging the Icy Lake Pre-made Scene and Brooke Ice Skating, both from Make it Crafty.  I printed the merged image on MiC Blending Card and colored it all with my Copics.  I tried to make the ice and snow look shimmery with the colors I chose.  I'm not sure I was successful, but hopefully the snow and ice at least have some added dimension. I used my Copic airbrush to do the sky and tried to make it look like rays of light were coming through.  I finished off the card with two die cut snowflake corners (using a Memory Box die) and a few punched snowflakes with gems in the centers. 

Here is a close-up of the colored scene:

Copic Colors:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E57, YR 31

Leggings: BV00, BV,04, BV13, BV17

Sweater, hat and leg warmers: BG10, BG11, BG45, BG53, BG57

Scarf and mittens: YG01, YG03, YG25, YG17, YG67

Ice: C1, E30, B32, BG93, BV00

Snow: C1, B000, BG10, E30, BV00

Wood: E31, E35, E57, E79

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Make it Colourful Challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration for the new challenge!  We hope you will play along!  There is a new album set up in the Make it Crafty store photo gallery for your entries.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Seems A Little Sketchy #79 (sketch)
Fab 'n Funky Challenge #239 (diecuts)
Card Mania Challenge #61 (favorite color combo; mine is blue, green and purple)
MarkerPop Challenge #57 (Winter/Christmas)
Digi Sketch Challenge (use diecuts and punches +/- sketch)

Here is the SALS sketch:

 

Have a great day and see you soon!