Sketch Saturday #325

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  Those in the U.S. have a long weekend and I hope you are doing something fun!  I am here this morning to share my DT card for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.  This week, we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps, who are offering the lucky winner 7 digis of their choice!

This week, you get to choose your own sketch from the archives.  Pick any sketch from #215 to present, but please let us know which sketch you've used.

I've used Sketch #226:

 

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Tempting Turquoise and the patterned papers are from the Amy Tangerine Sketchbook 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Stella/Gus - Marriage - Commitment & Insanity from Bugaboo Stamps.  I colored it with my Copics and added some Glossy Accents to their glasses.  The sentiments, both inside and out, are from the same set.   A few faceted gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

And the inside:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls and our August Guest Designer, Angela.  We hope you will play along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #118 (2 or more patterned papers)
Cute Card Thursday #336 (anything goes)
Charisma Cardz #18 (wedding anniversary)

Have a great weekend and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet Thursday Inspiration

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope you are having a good week!  Yesterday it was 99 degrees here and we haven't had a drop of rain in forever.  Everything is so dry!  Hope the temps drop or we get some rain soon!  Anyway, I am here this morning to share my Little Miss Muffet DT card.  It's Inspiration Thursday this week and the Little Misses will be posting fun projects throughout the day over on the Little Miss Muffet Facebook page.  You won't want to miss it!  If you aren't a member of the group yet, go right over and sign up.  There is always lots of inspiration projects from the DT and fans, as well as fun chat and a heads-up on new releases and specials.

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Buckaroo Blue and the patterned papers are from the Little Yellow Bicycle Escape 6x6 pad.  the cute image is Polka Dot Pals Narah from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I colored her in fun summer colors using my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.    A bow and a few buttons from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet FB group and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the Little Misses and our wonderful Guest Designer for August, Karen.  There is still time to play in our "baby, baby" challenge over on the blog.  You have until Tuesday, August 12th to enter.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch N Stash Challenge #144 (sketch)
Papertake Weekly (anything goes)
Deep Ocean Challenge #83 (summer colors)
Card Mania #52 (travel/vacation)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #17 (buttons and bows)

Here is the sketch:

Have a great day and see you soon!

Sketch Saturday #318

Hi again!  I'm back with a second post today!  Sorry to be bombarding you the last couple of days!  If you are looking for my Little Miss Muffet Fearless Fairy Tales post, please scroll down one.  I am here now with my DT post for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.  This week , we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp, who are offering the lucky winner a $25 GC to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Here is the fantastic sketch by Debra:

 

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Rose Red and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Cut & Past "Adorbs" 6x6 pad.  The flags are also cut from that pad.  The adorable image is Wryn and Emmy BFF from Tiddly Inks.  I colored it in with my Copics, doing some more practice on my pleats and folds.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A dimensional flower with a pearl center finished my simple card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

Thanks for stopping by again!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls and our Guest Designer, Julie.  We hope you will come play along this week!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge #136 (BFF)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #15 (anything goes)
Crafty Girls Challenge (anything goes)
Kit and Clowder July Challenge (clothing techniques)
Digi Galore (anything goes)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  See you soon!

Guest Designer - Art by MiRan Challenge

Good morning!  Well, it's barely morning for me, but I hope your Friday is off to a great start! I've got some exciting news today!  I was invited to be a Guest Designer for the new challenge on the Art by Mi Ran Challenge blog!  Mi Ran didn't have to ask me twice! I love her digis and always enjoy playing along with the challenges!  For Challenge #8, it is, as always, "anything goes".

 

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Baja Breeze and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Kate & Co. Cambridge Court 6x6 pad.  The beautiful image is Gracie by Art by Mi Ran.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added a bit of Diamond Stickles to the top of her dress and her shoes.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A couple of rhinestone flourishes and a bunch of 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 Art by MiRan Challenge blog and check out the new challenge and the gorgeous creations from the DT!  I know they'd love it if you played along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz Challenge #13 (sparkle and shine)
Art by MiRan June Facebook Challenge (bling)

Have a great day and I will be back later with my DT card for the Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz.

Elisabeth Bell's World May/June Challenge

Good morning!  Happy Sunday!  I hope you've been having a good weekend so far!  I'm popping in because it's time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell's World.  The theme this month is "pearls and lace".  We are generously sponsored by Elphine House Australia.

Here is my card:

I decided to make a circle easel card.  The card base and mats are SU Primrose Petals and the patterned paper is from the Kaisercraft Tea Break 6.5x6.5 pad.  I used my Spellbinders Grand Circles and Scalloped Circles dies to make the easel card.  The beautiful image is Sophie's Birthday Balloon from Elphine House Australia.  I colored it with my Copics and added a bit of glitter and Liquid Pearls.  The sentiment inside is stamped.  Some pretty lace, lots of flowers and a pearl spray finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Digi Bells, our GDT members, Carol and Karen, and our Guest Designer for the challenge, Marianne.  We hope you will play along!  All you have to do is follow the theme and use an Elisabeth Bell image (any company).  You have until June 22nd to enter your project.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz Challenge #11 (May flowers)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #104 (fun with your name: C-cherry blossoms, A-aqua, R-roses, L-lace, A-alcohol markers)
Craftitude (use a die)
Allsorts Challenge #260 (happy birthday)

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Sketch Saturday #304

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  It poured down rain most of yesterday, but we might catch a break today before it pours again Sunday and Monday.  The trees and flowers sure love it even if I don't!  They are looking so pretty these days!  Anyway, I'm here with my DT post for this week's Sketch Saturday challenge.  We are sponsored by Mo's Digital Pencil this time and Mo has generously offered a $5 voucher for her store to three lucky winners!  How good is that?

Here is the awesome sketch from Lesley:

Here is my take on it:

 

My card base and mats are SU Melon Mambo and the patterned papers are from DCWV Birthday Wishes Stack 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Veronica from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics. I added a bit of Stickles here and there for some added sparkle. The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Some chevron ribbon and a button finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls and our wonderful Guest Designer, Julie!  We hope to see you join in on the challenge!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Mo's DP2 Challenge #226 (K is for ... Kiss)
Divas by Design (anything goes)
Charisma Cardz (anything goes)

Have a great day and see you soon!

Picture Perfect Day

Hi again!  I'm back with another super quick post today.  I wanted to share a card I made for a couple of challenges and one is ending today, so here I am.

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Bermuda Bay and the patterned paper is from the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes 6x6 pad.  I didn't think I'd ever use this particular sheet in the pad as it's not really my cup of tea, but one of the challenges wants us to show our ugly papers so it worked for me.  The adorable image is Picture Perfect from Tiddly Inks.  I had the great pleasure of meeting Christy, the talented artist who creates these sweet stamps, at the coloring retreat this past weekend.  Of course, it would have been just wrong of me not to purchase a bunch of her cute digis!  I printed Wryn on Hammermill Color Cover Stock and colored her with my Copics.  I framed her with a Polaroid Frame that I cut with my Cameo using a file from the Silhouette store.  I popped that up over a film strip frame that I also cut with my Cameo.  The top sentiment is from Create With TLC.  The Happy Birthday was stamped.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge #129 (happy birthday)
Tuesday Morning Sketches #242 (sketch)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #96 (show ugly paper)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #6 (birthday girls)

Here is TMS-242:

Thanks for stopping by again!  I'm almost caught up so I will be around shortly to visit.

Have a great day and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - Special Super Saturday

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  It's going to be a busy day on my blog today!  I have a few different DT projects to share, so I hope you won't get tired of me before I'm done! If you are looking for my Sketch Saturday DT post, please scroll up one post.  OK, so first up is a special Super Saturday post for the Little Miss Muffet DT.  We have some awesome guests joining us and we have a very special fundraiser going on, too!  Barbara's daughters, Cassandra and Lydia, are participating in a "Jump Rope for Heart" activity at their school, where the kids learn jump rope skills and raise money for the American Heart Association.  It's a cause that has a close connection for the girls as their cousin, Ryker, had open heart surgery when he was just 6 months old.  You can read more about him and the fundraiser on the Little Miss Muffet blog today.

Barbara has drawn a special new image with Ryker as the inspiration.  He is Polka Dot Pals Ryker and what a cutie he is!  The image is now available in the Little Miss Muffet Stamps store.  The cool thing is that Little Miss Muffet Stamps is going to donate $2.00 to Cassandra and Lydia's fundraiser for every PDP Ryker purchase!  If you care to contribute to the fundraiser, there is also information on the blog on how to donate directly to the American Heart Association via the girls' fundraiser pages.

One more thing before I show you my card with PDP Ryker.  If you purchase PDP Ryker, you'll also get two other special images.  They were actually drawn by Cassandra and Lydia themselves and entered into a T-Shirt Design Contest for next year's Jump Rope for Heart campaign.  Check out the blog to see what these two talented young ladies created!

Finally, here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Island Indigo and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Collectable "Notable" 6x6 pad.  Please don't laugh too hard or cringe, but I decided to give a go at giving Ryker a little face. My drawing skills definitely leave something to be desired, but I hope with some practice, I can get better.  The first time is always the worst, I guess.  I colored the whole image with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  I finished my card with just a simple bow of Baker's Twine.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out all the details of our special Super Saturday event!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #233 (sketch)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #200 (words)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #2 (it's a boy thing)

Here is TMS-233:

Have a great day!

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Enter to win my blogaversary candy here until December 31st

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you have fun plans for this last weekend before Christmas!  It sure is hard to believe!  With my cards and gifts in the mail, I don't feel as stressed as I did.  Maybe I will even have some time for crafting for fun!  Anyway, I am here now with my DT card for this week's Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme this week is "Happy New Year or New Year's Resolutions".  You can interpret this as you wish, but please remember you must have some coloring with alcohol markers (any brand) to play along.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Pool Party and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste "Adorbs" 6x6 pad.  The cute image is New Year Resolutions from Time For Tea Designs, our sponsor for December.  Jo generously provided the team with some digis to use for the challenges.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A simple pink bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the fantastic creations with this digi from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along!  One randomly-selected participant in our December challenges will win 3 digis of their choice from the Time for Tea Etsy shop.  There are also lots of excellent site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter any of the challenges at The Outlawz.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Incy Wincy (sketch challenge)
Oozak Challenge #28 (something old/something new; I used older paper and a new digi and a new year theme)
Cute Card Thursday #300 (celebrations)
Charisma Cardz #49 (anything goes)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #83 (holiday blitz)
QKR Stampede (happy holidays)
Crafty Little Fairies (anything goes)

Here is the Incy Wincy sketch:

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - Inspiration Post

Good morning!  Happy Thursday and Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the U.S. who are celebrating today.  I hope you have wonderful plans with your family and friends.  It is definitely a time to be thankful for so many blessings in our lives.  It will be sad for us, being that it's the first Thanksgiving without my Mom.  However, today I am thankful for having had the chance to reconnect with several of my cousins at her funeral this summer and I am happy to be keeping in touch with them now after many years of not seeing one another.

Anyway, I am here as always on Thursday with my Little Miss Muffet DT post.  Today we are doing an "inspiration post" on the blog.  We all got to pick some of our favorite Little Miss Muffet stamps to showcase and otherwise, it was anything goes.

Here is what I came up with:

My card base and mats are SU Real Red and the patterned paper is from the Recollections Festivus 6x6 pad.  I created a fun Winter scene by merging several images: Jolly Santa by Pollycraft for Little Miss Muffet Stamps and the Winter Sign, Winter Fence and Snow Village digis from the Winter Objects Collection by Make it Crafty.   I printed the merged image onto MiC Blending Card and colored the whole thing with my Copics.  I added some stars to the night sky with my Sharpie White Paint Pen and sparkle to the trim on Santa's suit with glitter.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A couple of Memroy Box Snowflake Corners finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the scene:

and a close-up of Santa:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our wonderful November Guest Designer, Jenny!  Hope we've given you some fun inspiration with our Little Miss Muffet creations!  Don't forget, you still have until Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:55 PM CST to enter our "all white that night" challenge.  We hope you will play along!

Also wanted to let you know about a big Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale over in the Little Miss Muffet store.  Barbara has some fabulous deals going for the next 5 days!  You definitely won't want to miss out!  Check the LMM blog for all the details.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sentimental Sundays #182 (winter wonderland)
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge (anything goes)
The Cutie Pie Challenge #58 (cute scenes or backgrounds)
Charisma Cardz #46 (Christmas)
Divas by Design (use some red)

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - Super Saturday

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  Hopefully, I am still sleeping right now, but I am looking forward to a nice weekend without a lot on the agenda.  I am here with my DT post for this week's Super Saturday on the Little Miss Muffet blog.  As always, we have a freebie for you and a spotlighted stamp available at a reduced price for a limited time.  The Little Misses have plenty of inspiration for you with both!

The freebie this week is Sunflower Patch.  I didn't have a chance to create with this one, but it is perfect for your Fall creations.  The spotlighted stamp is Claudia's Tutu.  She is just adorable!

Here is my card with Claudia's Tutu:

My card base and mats are GKD Bubblegum Pink and the patterned paper is from the K & Co. Madeline 8x8 pad.  I colored up Claudia's Tutu with my Copics and added a bit of sparkle to her bracelets with Stickles.  She is framed with a Spellbinders Floral Oval diecut.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few iridescent gems and some flowers from my stash finished my girly card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the DT then head over to the Little Miss Muffet shop and grab your freebie and reduced stamp!  I've got two reminders for you:

You still have until Tuesday, November 19 at 11:55 PM CST to enter our "seeing dots" challenge.  All of the details are on the blog.

You only have until tomorrow (Sunday) night to take advantage of the huge retiring stamps sale in the Little Miss Muffet shop.  Over 100 stamps are 50% off!  Grab your favorites now because come Sunday evening they will be gone for good.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #223 (sketch)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #44 (anything goes)
Cute Card Thursday #294 (animal magic)

Here is TMS-223:

Have a great weekend and see you soon!

Dear Cupcakes

Hi again!  I'm back with a super quick post as I am about to run out the door.  I wanted to share one more project with Paulette's new set, Dear Food Digi Set.  You can find it in the Create With TLC store here.

Here is my card using another of the fun sentiments in the set:

My card base and mats are GKD Innocent Pink and the patterned papers are from the Best Creations, Inc. Cupcakes 6x6 Glitter Pad.  The cute image is Cupcake Surprise from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I colored her up with my Copics and added a bit of Red Stickles to the sprinkles on the frosting.  The sentiment is from the Dear Food set by Create With TLC.    A corner punch from aqua glitter paper finished my simple card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by again!  I'll have a couple of auto-posts for you over the next couple of days while I spend time with my family.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Friday Sketch Challenge #52 (sketch)
Charisma Cardz #37 (favorite color combo; mine is aqua and pink)

Here is FSC-52:

Have a great evening!