Guylou's Inimitability - Off Color Creation

Hi again!  Happy "very early" Friday!  I plan to be asleep when you see this!  I'm back to share my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  Chana is our wonderful hostess this week and she is challenging us to make an "off color creation".  She wants to see the colors blue, gray and orange and for us to also use a humorous sentiment.  Wow, this was a toughy for me!

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on February 14th to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Lilia
Lilia was the winner of our recent Twisted Christmas challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out Lilia's wonderful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

Here is my card:

I had a tough time with this color combo and as you know, I'm not all that humorous either!  Anyway, my card base and mats are SU Baja Breeze and the patterned paper is from my ancient stash.  Some of it is from the Basic Grey Marrakech 6x6 pad and the orange is from my scrap bag.  My fun image is Miguel is Fishing 2 from Guylou's Inimitability.  He is one of the newest images in Guylou's store.  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics.  I added a bit of Orange and Aqua Stickles to the fish and a touch of Letraset Silver Metallic Marker to the metal parts of the fishing rod.  The "humorous" sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is from the Life is Short set in Paulette's store here.  A few gray pearls in the corners finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Miguel:

Thanks for stopping by!  Please visit the Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Lilia.  We hope you will play along for a chance to win a store GC and a guest designer spot.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch 'n Stash Challenge #106 (sketch)

Here is the sketch:

See you a bit later for the Digi Bells Blog Hop!

Guylou's Inimitability - Seeing Spots

Hi there!  Happy very early Friday!  I sure hope I am asleep when you see this!  I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  We are back after our holiday break and Guylou is hosting our new challenge which is "I See Spots" - use a dotted image and/or dotted papers or embellishments!  Easy peasy, right?

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on January 31st to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Emma
Emma was the winner of our recent Thanks For Everything challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out Emma's wonderful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

48h Freebie:
Guylou is generously offering House1 as a freebie for 48 hours starting January 18th. Please visit Guylou's on-line store, add House1 to your cart and apply the code HOUSE-FREEBIE at check out to get it free!

Here is my card:

I used this opportunity to make a masculine card, something I often struggle with and never have enough of in my stash.  As such, I kept the layout pretty simple and didn't add too many embellishments.  My card base and mats are SU Bordering Blue and the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Oxford 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Miguel The Photographer from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics. The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few neutral pearls finished my simple card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Please visit the Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Emma.  We hope you will play along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday #198 (sketch challenge; I flipped the sketch one turn.)
613 Avenue Create #2 (anything goes)

Here is the Stamptacular Sunday sketch:

Have a great day and see you soon!

Guylou's Inimitability - Snow Happy

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  It's super early and as you might guess, I hope I am still sleeping. I am here to post my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  The theme this time is "snow happy".  Gina is our wonderful hostess and she is challenging us to make a card that features snow.  Easy peasy, right?

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on December 27th to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Baja Breeze and the patterned papers from from the Carta Bella Winter fun 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Serena on Skies from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added lots of Crystal Snow glitter to her hat, jacket and the ground.  I uses two sentiments from Create With TLC.  They are both from the recent Winter Club.  I added more glitter to the snowflakes on the circle sentiment.   I didn't add any more embellishments, just kept it simple so the image was the focal point.  And there you have it!

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fun, snowy creations from the rest of the DT.  We hope you will be inspired to play along with our last challenge of the year!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Addicted-To-Stamps Challenge #45 (BINGO - I chose bottom row: no flowers, CAS, snowflakes)

Sunday Sketch and Stamp #136 (Donna's sketch)
Stampin For The Weekend #23 (let it snow)

Here is the ATS BINGO:

and Donna's sketch:

Have a great day!

Thanksgiving Wishes

Good morning!  Happy Friday! Can it possibly be Friday already?  I guess there is no way around it.  Hope you have fun plans for the weekend anyway!  I am popping in early to share a card I made for two of my DTs - Guylou's Inimitability and the Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz.  I rarely get to combine my DT assignments, but it worked perfectly this week because both had the theme of Thanks or Thanksgiving.  In fact, I am the hostess for this new challenge at Guylou's!

Here are the Guylou's Challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on November 29th to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Ursula
Ursula was the winner of our recent Just To Die For Challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out her beautiful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

Here is my card for both challenges:

My card base and mats are GKD Dark Brown and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Mabel 6x6 pad.  My cute image is Leah Cooks A Turkey from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some Bisque Liquid Pearls for the detail on her apron pockets.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A chocolate rope bow and a few chocolate pearls finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Leah:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Ursula!  We hope you will be inspired to play along with us! Also, please visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and view the team's gorgeous, thankful projects!  The November challenges are being sponsored by Mischelle at That's Fabulous!.  One randomly-selected participant will win their choice of three digis and one paper pack from That's Fabulous!.  Plus, there are also lots of awesome monthly site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Card Makin' Mamas (Thanksgiving/Thanks)
Sentimental Sundays #128 (Thanks or Thanksgiving)
Seems a Little Sketchy #26 (sketch)
Digital Tuesday #186 (Thankfulness)
Tuesday Throwdown #124 (Thankful)
Simon Says Stamp (Thanskgiving/Thanks)
One Stitch at A Time #139 (With Thanks)

Have a wonderful day and I'll be back a little later with my card for the monthly blog hop with the Digi Bells!  You definitely won't won't to miss it!

You Are So "Boo"-tiful

Hi there!  Happy Saturday!  Hope you are having a good weekend so far!  It's been another busy day, but I managed to sit down and finish a card I had in the works on my desk.  It is for Jackson's Digital Expressions #26 (sketch and Halloween), Polka Doodles #41 (Halloween), The Poodles Parlour (Halloween), Challenge Up Your Life #80 (Halloween/Autumn) and Simon Says Stamp (dies or punches).

Here is the JDE sketch:

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Basic Black and the fun Halloween papers are from the K & Co. Kelly Panacci Halloween 12x12 pad.  I punched the picket pence with my Martha Stewart punch and the grass with my Fiskars Grass punch. The big yellow moon was cut with Spellbinders Grand Circle Nestabilities.  My cute image is Felicia Witch with Pumpkin from Guylou's Inimitability. You get three images with this set.  I used the one with the Jack O' Lantern.  I printed her on Neenah Solar White and colored her with my Copics.  I added Orange, Purple, Lime Green and Yellow Stickles to her wings and I used a Letraset Silver Metallic marker for the buckle on her hat.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Beware Halloween set in Paulette's store here.  A few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Felicia:

Thanks for stopping by!  I've had a non-stop day, but I hope to settle down later and come by all your blogs!  Have a great evening!

Guylou's Inimitability - Just To Die For

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  I hope you had a good week and you've got fun plans for the weekend!  It's very early on Friday, but I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  Chana is our hostess for the challenge this time and her theme is "just to die for".   We want to see your favorite fancy die cut(s) on your creation!

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on October 18th to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Elaine
Elaine was the winner of our recent Song and Dance challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out her beautiful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Pear Pizzazz.  I layered with patterned papers from the Kaisercraft Devonshire 6x6 pad.  My cute image is Leah And Her Latte from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed her on Cryogen White and colored her with my Copics.  I framed her with a Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval diecut and a Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish. The sentiment was a freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A triple-loop seam binding bow and a Webster's Pages Vintage Sparkler finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Leah:

Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Elaine!  We hope you will be inspired to play along with us!  

My card is also for Oozak Challenge #7 (diecuts).

Have a great day and see you later for my Copic/Promarker Challenge DT card.

Courage

Hi again!  This is my second post today so if you are looking for my Heartfelt Creations Design Team Alumni Blog Hop card, please click here or scroll down one post.  I'm back to share a card I made for a couple challenges.  It is for Challenge #24 at Jackson's Digital Expressions (pink or breast cancer awareness) and Papertake Weekly Challenge (use Sketch 72 or another PTW sketch).  Chana and some of the other DT members at Jackson's Digital Expressions are each going to donate $0.25 toward breast cancer research for every entry in the challenge!  I know they'd like to see as many entries as possible.  In addition, Lesia, another of the JDE DT members, plans to donate $10.00 for every 40 entries in the October challenges on her blog, Mema's Crafts.  You can find the details there.

Here is Sketch 72 from Papertake Weekly:

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Pink Pirouette.  I layered the sketch panels with patterned papers from the Authentique Delightful and Echo Park Victoria Garden 6x6 pads.  I made my image panel oval instead of square. My breast cancer awareness image is Gabrielle with Ribbon from Guylou's Inimitability.  You can find her in Guylou's store here.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card (yay, it finally arrived) and colored her with my Copics.  I added both Stickles and regular glitter to the ribbon and her wings for a little extra sparkle and texture.   Her wings really look fluffy in real life.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is from the Believe Hope set in Paulette's store here.  A triple-loop satin bow and a few iridescent pink gems finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Gabrielle:

Thanks for stopping by again!  Enjoy the rest of your day and see you again soon!

Guylou's Inimitability - Weather

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  I hope you had a good week and you've got fun plans for the weekend!  It's very early on Friday, but I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  Trina is our "hostess with the mostest" for the challenge and the theme is "weather".  Anything weather-related will work for this one.

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on October 4th to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Lorianna
Lorianna was the winner of our recent Pearls and Swirls challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out her beautiful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU chocolate Chip.  The patterned papers are from the Bo Bunny Snowfall 6x6 pad.  My fun image is Cat In The Snow from Guylou's Inimitability.  You can find it Guylou's store here.  I printed it on Neenah Solar White and colored it with my Copics.  I sponged the sky with SU Soft Sky.  I added tons of Stampendous Snow Glitter to the snow and Star Dust Stickles to the little falling flakes.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Enjoy The Snow set in Paulette's store here.  A couple of iridescent blue snowflakes finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Lorianna!  We hope you will be inspired to play along with our Weather challenge!

I am also entering my card in Sketch Saturday #225.  

Thanks for stopping by!  See you later on!

Fairy Happy Birthday

Hi again!  Sure didn't expect to be back so soon, but I snuck into my craft room  and managed to finish a card I was working on.  If you are looking for my Little Miss Muffet GDT card, please scroll down one post.  This card I'm sharing was made for a bunch of challenges:  Sweet Sketch Wednesday #172 (sketch), Whoopsi Daisy Challenge (make it girly), and a few challenges that all had the exact same theme (things with wings) - Love to Create #33, Digital Tuesday #178, Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #139, Charisma Cardz #37 and Crafting For All Seasons #36.

Here is SSW-172:

Here is my card:

My cards base and mats are SU Bashful Blue and the patterned papers are from the Prima Meadow Lark 6x6 pad.  My sweet fairy image is from Whoopsi Daisy.  Linnie generously shared her as a freebie awhile back.  I printed her on Canson Watercolor Paper and colored her with Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Scattered Straw, Salty Ocean, Worn Lipstick and a little Milled Lavender). I added Star Dust Stickles to her wings and boots, Diamond Stickles to the butterflies and Fruit Punch Stickles to her bodice.  The sentiment is from Guylou's Inimitability.  It is a free sentiment when you purchase Starla in the GI store here.  Some satin ribbon and a few Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the fairy:

Thanks for stopping by again!  Enjoy the rest of your day and hope to see you soon!

To Err Is Human

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  It's another early start for me, but I'm popping in to share the card I made for new Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge.  This week's challenge is being sponsored by Guylou's Inimitability, so I just had to play along with one of Guylou's fun images!

Here is TMS-164:

Here is my card:

I used SU Not Quite Navy for my card base and mats.  The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Nutmeg 6x6 pad.  My fun image is Singing Pirate from Guylou's Inimitability.  You can find him in Guylou's store here.  I printed him on Neenah Solar White and colored him with my Copics.  The cute sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  Some narrow stitched ribbon and a few gold pearls from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

My card is also for this week's Simons Says Stamp Challenge (we're so trendy - use chevrons, hexagons or neon).  I used chevrons.

Thanks for stopping by!  As soon as I've had my coffee, I'll be back to check out your blogs!

Have a great day!

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you had a good week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  It's a long weekend for Labor Day for us in the US.  It's always nice to have a little extra time off!  Before getting on with the day, I'm here to post my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz site. The theme this week is "anything goes", but, as always, for the last week of the month, we offer a calendar page template that you may use for the challenge if you wish.  It is absolutely OPTIONAL, but for those that have been been collecting the calendar pages all year, the template is available in the challenge thread.

Here is my card:

I used SU Taken With Teal cardstock for my base and mats and I layered with patterned papers from the My Mind's Eye Six By Six A Mother's Love and Everyday Flair 6x6 paper pads.  My cute image is Lotus Sitting Pretty from Guylou's Inimitability.  You can find her in Guylou's store here.  She was also generously provided by Guylou as a freebie to subscribers of the on-line craft magazine, Through The Craftroom Door.  If you haven't done so already, you must check out this fabulous magazine!  Every issue is packed with crafty goodness and freebies that are only available to subscribers.  I printed Lotus on X-Press It and colored her with my Copics.  I added a bit of Stickles to the all of the flowers and her shoes and belt.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I didn't add any embellishments so Lotus could take center stage.

Here is a close up:

My card is also for Papertake Weekly #78, which was to use any sketch from a previous PW challenge.  I chose Sketch #68.  It is also for Charisma Cardz Challenge #34 (no embellishments) and Simon Says Stamp (anything goes).

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and check out the fab creations from the rest of the DT and our awesome Guest Designer for August, Tabbatha.  This is your last chance to be in the running for a $10 GC from Guylou's Inimitability.  Guylou has been our generous sponsor for all the August Challenges.  There are also fantastic monthly prizes up for grabs when you enter any of the challenges at The Outlawz!

Have a great day and weekend and see you soon!

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Are you ready for the weekend?  I know I am.  We've got just a little way to go so before getting on with the day, I'm here to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme this week is "back to school (or other school-related).  Very appropriate in my neck of the woods since school started on Monday and the buses have been rolling though the neighborhood all week.

Here is my card:

I started with SU Buckaroo Blue and layered with patterned papers from the Basic Grey Oxford collection.  My cute school image is Joel from Guylou's Inimitability.  You can find him in Guylou's store here.  I printed him on Copic X-Press It and colored him with my Copics.  I added some number and letter stickers from my stash, as well as a stack of books sticker  from The Paper House.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A ribbon and button finished up my card.

Here is a close-up of Joel:

My card is also for Through The Craftroom Door Challenge #32 (back to school), Craft Your Passion Challenge# 124 (use 3 of something - I used 3 numbers and three letters), Basic Grey Challenges #75 (anything goes), Simon Says Stamp (back to school) and Oozak Challenge #5 (fall theme).

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge forum and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our wonderful Guest Designer for August, Tabbatha!  This month our challenges have been generously sponsored by Guylou at Guylou's Inimitability!  Guylou is offering a $10 GC to her on-line store to one randomly-selected participant in our August challenges.

We hope you will play along!  You only have this week and next to get in the running for this great prize!  Plus there are lots of fantastic monthly prizes to be won when you play in any of the challenges at The Outlawz!

Have a great day and a great weekend and hope to see you again soon!

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you had a good week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  I am popping in early to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme this time is "splash".  Anything goes as long as it's water-related and you have some coloring with alcohol markers (any brand).

Here is my card:

I used SU Cool Caribbean cardstock and layered with patterned paper from the Kaisercraft Devonshire 6x6 pad.  I merged two digi images - Felicia Mermaid from Guylou's Inimitability and Sandy Sea Floor from Make it Crafty.  I printed the merged image on Copic X-Press It and colored with my Copics.  I added Stickles to her shell top, the little fish and the bubbles.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC. Some chevron ribbon and a few K & Co. Pillow Stickers (2 fish and a starfish).

Here is a close-up of the image:

My card is also for Sketch Saturday #220, Love To Create Challenge #28 (sparkle), Coloring Challenge #49 on the Color Me Creative Classroom (make a background) and The Squirrel and The Fox #24 (the sea).

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our wonderful Guest Designer for August, Tabbatha.  We hope you will play along with us!  The August challenges are being sponsored by Guylou's Inimitability.

Guylou is offering a $10 GC to her on-line store for one lucky participant in the August challenges!  Ther are also lots of great monthly prizes to be won when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz.  Hope to see you there!

Have a great weekend!