Hey, Beau-tea-ful -- guest designing at The Outlawz Sunday Challenges

Hello, and happy Sunday!  Today and next Sunday, I'm guest designing at the Outlawz Sunday Challenges.  I often play in the Outlawz Challenges, so I love it when I'm given the opportunity to guest design there.  The Sunday challenge group recently changed things up a bit, and started using songs & rhymes for their themes.  This week's theme has to do with cats.  You can see the whole verse over at The Outlawz here:  

With that cat theme in mind, but not really being a cat lover, I went searching for a cute cat image.  I found it at Di's Digi Stamps.  Here's what I made with Kitty in a Teacup:

I colored the Kitty in a Teacup image up with Copic markers, fussy cutting it out.  I found some teacup and tea pot papers, then a tea pot die and stamp, and my original idea of some sort of cat sentiment went by the wayside for this one (like I said, I'm not a cat lover).  The papers, die, and sentiment stamp are from Close To My Heart.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

I had a great time letting my creativity flow with the song verse from this week at The Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes challenge.  I hope you join in the challenge.   It's great fun to have a chance to guest design for them! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
Polkadoodles Crafting -- ATG
IDCB -- optional twist -- use a real stamp (the teapot and Hey Beau-tea-ful are real acrylic stamps) 
Jo's Scrap Shack -- ATG
Crafting with an Attitude -- ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge -- ATG with a Critter

Sweet Summertime! for Di's Digi Designs Challenges

Sweet Summertime!   I'm already sad that we're so close to the longest day of the year, and we'll be going back the other way.  I love, love, love these long days of summer!  Having all this daylight and warmth just makes me happy!  What also makes me very happy is sharing my first post for Di's Digi Stamps!  I've long admired and purchased Di's adorable creatures and cute kids, so I'm jumping with joy to be on her design team and have a chance to color them up on a regular basis!

Di's Digi Designs Challenges are every fortnight, as they say in England, or every 2 weeks, as we like to say here in the states.

For the next 2 weeks, starting today, the theme is Summer Fun!  Oh yeah!

Here's what I created for the Summer fun challenge at Di's Digi Designs Challenges:

This digi stamp, called Daisy Trail, is so darn cute, isn't it?  These creatures are certainly celebrating summer!  They are reveling in the sweet, sweet smells and sights of those flowers and ladybugs.  They are having a daisy dance, I believe. They are frolicking and having fun in the summer sun. 

I colored Daisy Trail with Copic markers, then used several sizes of Spellbinders dies to cut it out.  The designer papers are from Close To My Heart.   I computer generated the sentiment on this.  That lovely ladybug charm has been in my stash for a long, long time, just waiting for the right card to use it on.  I believe this was it!

I hope you can join us at Di's Digi Designs Challenges these next 2 weeks for our Summer fun challenge.  You have a great chance of winning if you use a Di's Digi image, and there's top 3, plus a random winner.  Check out the shop for all the awesome digis and stamps, plus some really great bargain digis.  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
DigiChoosday -- ATG
Cute N Crafty Challenge Blog -- Summer Theme
AUD Sentiments -- ATG plus a sentiment
Sasayaki Glitter -- Summer Fun
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge -- ATG with a Critter

29 again? Really? For QKR Stampede Challenge Blog

Friday, Friday, Friday!  I'm doing the Friday dance! (OK, at this stage in life, it's more of a shuffle, but my hips still move!)  

Friday!  It's also time for a new challenge at QKR Stampede challenge blog, where challenges are always Anything Goes -- every. single. week!  Anything goes!!!

I need a lot of birthday cards early in July, so I created this for a friend's birthday coming up very shortly.  She's nowhere near the age of 29, AND she likes chickens,  so I hope she enjoys this:

The expression on this chicken's face just cracks me up!  Such a cackle!!  (oh, aren't I funny?!?)  

I used QKR Stampede digital stamp Chubby Hen (Q-digi24230) to create this card.  I colored Chubby Hen with Copic markers, did a little computer generated printing for the sentiment, and finished the card with papers and embellishments from old papers in my stash (My Mind's Eye, I think?)

I had a great time making this birthday card, and I hope you join in on the fun this week at QKR Stampede Challenge Blog. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Friday -- birthday
Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhymes -- Old McDonald had a Farm
Pattie's Creations -- anything that flies
4 Crafty Chicks -- optional twist - Birds & Blooms
Craft rocket Challenge -- birthday

Enjoy Your Day -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's June 15, and that means it's time for some mid-month inspiration at DigiStamps4Joy Challenges.  This month, our optional theme is "For the man in your life." Or, you can enter an Anything Goes project, if you prefer.  

I had fun trying to match the colors in my mind with actual colors when coloring up this delightful DigiStamps4Joy image called, Fishing Tackle (mp107):

I found some rugged, outdoor papers and ribbon by Close To My Heart, and used those to complete the card.  I used this as a birthday card for my nephew.  He likes to fish on the Wisconsin River near his home.  

I hope you can join the "For the Man in your Life" optional challenge this month at DigiStamps4Joy, or enter an Anything Goes project.  I'd love to see your creations, and we've got great prizes you could win (like this awesome digi!!)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Boys will be Boys
Try It On Tuesdays -- for the boys
Unicorn Challenge Blog -- Masculine
Always Fun Challenges -- for a male
Artistic Inspirations -- optional Father's Day
Cards in Envy -- let's hear it for the boys
Crafty Cardmakers -- for a man/boy
EllieBelle's Crafty Wednesday -- make it masculine
Alphabet Challenge -- 'F' is for fish
CAS-ual Fridays -- Boys of Summer
Simply Create Too -- for a male

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Happy Flag Day!  I was at the nursing home this afternoon to play piano and help with the Flag Day program.  The flag and what it stands for means so much to our older generation.  I hope that kind of patriotism doesn't die out when they do!

I colored up this image yesterday and made it into a card this morning in-between commitments. It's the freebie this month of June at the Outlawz Progressive Freebie.  It's by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  

I colored this Tweet bird with Faber Castell colored pencils.  It took a lot of coloring to get this image colored.  My hand was cramping up!   I used a sketch from the Outlawz Wednesday sketch to help me design the card.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Progressive Freebie -- June
Outlawz Wednesday Sketch -- Week of June 13
D.L. Art -- June Linky party

Dance! for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

Greetings, crafty friends!  I'm still in my first week of retirement, but I have to tell you, this is good stuff!  It's a goal worth reaching for!  Last evening a couple of my good friends took me out for a retirement dinner and it was so nice to be celebrated.

Speaking of celebrating, do you like to dance?   I've never been much of a dancer, but I admire the quality in others.  Here in NW Wisconsin, most of our dancing seems to be done at wedding dances to a polka band, and most of the men need a few beers in them before they'll hit the dance floor.  It's not the most elegant dancing you've ever seen.

But, I digress.  I have a most elegant ballerina to share with you today.  She's by Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez:

Isn't she sweet?  My arthritic toes hurt just looking at her!  But she sure is graceful!  I love her sweet expression and confidence.  

I colored this ballerina with Copic markers, then used dies from Yvonne to cut out the card.  The dotted heart designer paper is also from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  She has some wonderful papers in her shop you can find HERE. 

Patricia had a recent release of mermaids and she has a sale going on in her shop right now.  Use code 'mermay' to receive 50% off all digis in her shop!  Start shopping!

Visit the Kinda Cute Facebook group, too, for a monthly challenge, more inspiration, and some really great people! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
IDCB -- ATG
TTCRD -- ATG

Spread Kindness -- Guest Designing for Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps

It's Monday, and usually that's not all that exciting, but today is an exception!  Today, I'm honored to be guest designing at Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps.   Woohoo!  I'm so excited to be chosen!  I'll be back again later in the month, too.  Whoot!!

Today's card features the most adorable Mia & Flower:

I colored Mia & Flower with Copic markers, and used several different Spellbinders dies to cut her out and back her.  

The sentiment, papers, and elements are all from Close To My Heart.  The sketch used was found at The Outlawz, in their old sketches from past challenges. 

I'd like to thank Naz, Kel, and the Sasayaki Glitter Girls for the chance to guest design this month!  It is totally my pleasure!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sasayaki Glitter June Challenge -- Summer Fun
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
IDCB -- ATG
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Outlawz Monday Greeting -- at least 1 die cut (this has 2)