Picking Something Fun........

Happy Wednesday everyone or hump-day as we call it in my neck of the woods.  I am writing this before I get ready for work so I have to keep it short!  By the way so far I am loving my job!!!

My brother in law's birthday is in about a week and he is a farmer so I wanted to find an image that kinda reflected that for his card. I came up with this one from Mo's Digital Pencil.

I didn't want to go to overboard with the design since it is for a guy so I colored him in and then glossed the tomatoes, his shoes and the hankie hanging out of his pocket for dimension. Some twine and a trio of buttons basically finished off the front.  My sentiment was stamped with an old Stampin' Up stamp.  I have so many of those that I have had for ages and thought maybe I should start using them a bit.

Inside the card I put this verse:

"I hope you pick something

fun to do today!

You deserve it!!"

Kinda corny but I thought it fit with the image. Well I hope he likes it anyway cuz it comes from my heart!!

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Challenges:

Digi Doodle Shop

Just Inspirational

Sarah Hurley

Paper Cutz

Inky Impressions

Pear Tree

Little red Wagon

Top Tip Tuesday

Cards For Men

CES Challenges

Create 4 Fun

Crafty Ann's - copics

Stamping Vacation

Wee Memories

The Wild Flower Patch

Craftalicious

Stamping Vacation - What A Guy

Party Time Tuesdays

Lexi's Creation

"Life's Beauty Inspires Me To Kreate"

Clean n Simple!!!!

Yes I am on vacation but did talk my hubby into letting me make my challenge card for the challenge at Mo's Digital Challenge Blog . Since I am an early bird and wake up at the crack of dawn, I was able to actually make two cards to enter into this weeks challenge.

The challenge was "Clean n Simple" use either white or cream cardstock, your Mo's image and one ribbon.  That is it!!!! No layers or any other embellishments! Now I have grown to start adding layers and layers and all kinds of stuff onto my cards but this was just a nice way to get back to basics.  I think it showcased your coloring!!! I hope that I did a good job with that! I did like the way both turned out.

My first card was made with Mummu Dancing!!! You can get her here.

I of course colored her with my copics, computer generated sentiment and then added a ribbon. Here is her close up!

My second card has the image called Psst....Dani and Taylor.  Once again you can purchase it here.

My hubby really liked this image and wanted me to use this one. I am glad that I did. Once again I colored with my copics and then wove my ribbon through the bottom to match the Doc Martin's on the girl's feet. Actualy my footwear of choice right now are the Ugg's on the other one's feet. I have a pair that look just like those and are the most comfy. Here are the girls a bit closer.

 

The shells on the bottom of my pictures were a few that I picked up when I took a walk on the beach yesterday.  I had to add a bit of the ocean to my artwork since I took time away to work on it.  Three challenges down and one to go before they pick a guest designer. Wonder what they have planned for us next.

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"Life's Beauty Inspires Me To Kreate"

Kym

This Much!!!!!!

I hope all of you are having a wondrous Valentine's Day.  This card is being sent to all of you!!! Everyone who has left me a comment, everyone who has picked me up when I was down by just a few kind words.

" I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH!!!"

This card was made with the " I Dunno"  image by the wonderfully talented Maurie of  Mo's Digital Pencil Too.  I know that this was meant to be Bella in trouble but what I saw was her saying this is how much "I Love You." See the images talk to me and some times they just tell me a different story!!! So Bella is what I used for this weeks challenge for the Red, White, Pink and Hearts at Mo's Digital Challenge and guest DT search.

I added my sentiment to the image before I printed Bella and her good pal Bronte. I then colored them with my copics.  A bit of stickles on her sweet tutu and in her radiant red hair (had to make her a red head, after me since this is what my hair looks like if it was short and I don't take the time every day to straighten it) I took a bit of 3D scribbles paint and added the polka dots to her boots before I gave them a good glazing to make them look like rubber.  I thought Bronte should have the black circle over his eye like the "OUR GANG" dog so I got a bit KREATIVE with him. I don't think he minded!!!!  I pulled an old friend out, dusted it off and cut a couple of hearts out with my good old Sizzix. Funny how you forget the oldie but goodies once we get the new fangled machines. I stitched around the edges of my project, one ribbon to match her boots and we had our finished product.

So once again I want to thank everyone who takes time out of their busy day to come visit my blog and leave me comments. I appreciate you with all of my heart!!!

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday

Totally Gorjuss

Crazy 4 Challenges

Flourishes

Incy Wincy

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp

The Pink Elephant

Ooh-La-La

By The Cute and Girly

SophistiCat

Digital Tuesday

Tellen's Place - Two large and many on DP

Little Red Wagon

Cute Card Thursday

Fussy and Fancy

Stamp Something

Stampin' For The Weekend

Etsy Inspired Challenge inspired by Love Necklace 2

Lots To Do

Our Creative Corner

Corrosive Challenge

ABC - N is for new stamp and papers

Creative Belli

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Simon Says Stamp

Daring Cradmakers

Polka Doodles

Pixie Cottage

Sassy Designs

The Treehouse

OSAAT

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Fishing!

I colored this image in late October and at that time my hubby said it looked too much like it should be for Father's Day so I put it away. Well Mo of Mo's Digital Pencil is having a challenge right now and the theme is wood or would.  I thought long and hard about posting this one since it looks so much like one of the DT's cards.  I thought what the heck in my heart I know it was sitting here and so I am going to do it!

I colored my image with copics and the glazed a few parts to look like either metal or glass. I took my chalks to the water and the edges of the image to give a weathered look.  I added a fishing lure to the top to match the image and my DP and I was finished. I didn't want to overdue to take away from the simple beauty of the image.

Mo is also looking for a guest desinger for the month of March.  To be in the running for this you have to complete all 4 challenges in the month of February.  Now this alone will be a challenge since I will be on vacation for the last challenge and on an island myself.  I also had to convince my husband that it was important that I make a card in the middle of my vacation and that I have to bring some supplies with me on our vacation.  He has agreed to let me make ONE project and only ONE.  So we will see if I can find the essentials I need to complete the challenge while still basking in the sun.

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Always

How I long to be this much in love when Michael and I are this age. That is what I was thinking the whole time I was coloring this beautiful stamp from this weeks sponsor for Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Yes it is non other than the talented Maurie J. Manning of Mo's Digital Pencil Too.

 I know most of you have seen her images all over but if this is the first time,  please take a moment and check all of the wonderful artwork this woman has to offer. You will be amazed that one person could be so talented. We are lucky to be able to offer a $10.00 gift code to the winner of this weeks challenge.

Once again we have a lovely sketch by our own Arlana to follow. It really is beautifull when finished and gives off a floral feeling.

I colored my image called Young Love with copics and my pallet was chosen by the couple of birds sitting on the park bench. I looked up what love birds looked like and tried to emulate the colors through out my image.  Also while I was coloring I thought of my Grandparents and remembered how they dressed. How my Grandma never really matched and wore those God awful orthopedic shoes.  Anywho, that was the inspiration and all and all I was quite please with the finished product.  To keep with the old look I put some ecru lace around my image instead of a paper ruffle.  I liked the touch it gave.  The sentiment also had meaning for me. The word Always was something that my Mom and Dad always signed everything they sent to each other with. It was their song. "I'll be loving you, ALWAYS"  So this whole Kreation became quite sentimental to me. So I hope to see you over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and then you can share your kreation and story with me.

Challenges:

Flourishes - letter P- pair

Incy Wincy

Practical Scrappers

Squigglefly

A Spoon Full of Sugar

Artful Inkables

Pile It On

Stampavie

Diedrich Dare

Your Next Stamp

Fab N Funky

Crafty Calendar

Etsy Inspired Challenge colors of Rainbow Fun TuTu

Stamp Scrap & Doodle

Totally Gorjuss

Scrap & Stamp

Cute Daisy May

Magical Crafts

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Searching For Love!

Wow I can not believe I got 3 cards posted today but with it being so crummy outside I had lots of time to sit in my studio and Kreate!  This is a Mo's Digital Pencil image and it has little dog tracks on it but I wanted it to serve as a Valentine so I took my heart paper punch and covered them with little hearts.  This way our little Sherlock Homes is searching for Love!!!! I colored him with copics and glazed his hat a bit and used my gel pen to give hit buttons and belt buckle a metal look.  The only sparkle that is on the image is a bit on the hearts.  That is quite unusual for me but I wanted to keep this pretty masculine.  I ruffed up the edges of the circles with my scissor to distress a bit only have done this for the second time and still very new at doing this and wrapped the whole thing with a raffia ribbon and a metal heart.  I added a couple of buttons on the corners just to balance it out!  I followed a sketch from The Fresh Batch for the layout and used my scraps for DP.

Here is a close up of our little guy! Isn't he adorable in his Father's coat and two baseball caps? If you like what you see please become a follower of mine!

Challenges Entered:

My Time To Craft

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge

Practical Scrappers

Creative Card Crew

Kraftin' Kimmie

Cooking It Up With Katie -layout and distressing

Ildi Co's Creative Challenge

"Life's Beauty Inspires Me To Kreate"

Happy Birthday Shawn!!!

Do you ever have one of those days when someon you know asks you at the very last minute to make a card for them????  Well my daughter is good for that.  She is living with the Father of her 6 month baby and it is his birthday.  Last night she calls me and says with her little girl voice MOM please will you make not one but two cards for me?  See she has two kids from her previous marriage and they also live with them.  Their Father and I use that term very lightly lives in Louisianna. Anyway I digress, Shawn is great with the kids and she wanted a special card for him but not one that said Father or Daddy.  I came up with this one!

I called it Super Shawn and once you read the verse I put inside you will understand why.  Her is a close up of Super Shawn.

I wanted the card to thank him for all the things he does to make their life special, so thank goodness for a computer and a printer you can make any sentiment you want and here is what his card says.

I am thinking he will be touched when he reads it!

Now I did say that she asked for two cards! The other one is from his 6 month old son. I used a image that I had on hand from Mo's cuz it had Bronte on it and they have the same dog!

In the inside of this one I simply put - I love you sooo much I will even share my cookie with you! I am not certain he will go for that since the dog is doing that too.

Even though she asked me at the last minute to make these for her and would have preferred a bit more notice.  It was well worth my time to make them for a young man who has given my Grand children so much love and care, even those that are not his children.

So from the bottom of my heart!!! Happy Birthday Shawn!!!!!!

Love,

Love My Holly Fairy - Had To Make Another!

I just love this image so much that I had to make another card with it. I made this card for my lovely Mother In Law whom I adore. This woman is a Saint in my books. My in laws adopted 5 children. I think that is wonderful when you think of all the beautiful children out there looking for a home and a family to love. She is a beautiful person inside and out. It is fitting her name is Madonna!!! This image of course is one of Mo's and is just the easiest to make lovely. I used mostly chalk and only my copics to enhance the chalk. Glitter on her petticoat and some bling in her hair and on the corners of the image. Have to give her the sparkle she deserves and I have never been shy with the glitter and sparkle. I used the bow easy to make my bow, glitzy ribbon of course. It is the coolest thing. I made a 4 looped bow with it.Inside the flower is a silver spacer filled with yellow seed beads. The snow globe she is holding has been glazed to look like glass. Challenges: Crafty Catz challenge: Colors Red, green and silver. Cute Card Thursdaychallenge: Swirly Girl. Stamp Something challenge: Glitzy Somethings. DP2 challenge: Christmas card for someone special.Rosie-D's challenge:Red, Green and a bit of bling! Stampavie and More challenge: Christmas.The Corrosive Blogchallenge and Icy Wincy Designs: challenge: Red and Green. Crafty Calendar challenge: Winter Sparkle. Digital Tuesday Challenge Sparkle.Paper Makeup Stamps Christmas Saturday Spotlightwith hidden potential Christmas flowers. I think she will like it!