Christmas Nuthatch -- for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday in the month, and it's time for a new challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends! Challenges run for 2 weeks, and are always Anything Goes!  Anything!  Whatever you're creating, we'd like to see it. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said Designs. Thanks, Fred!   I love the Nuthatch that I had the chance to design with for today's challenge. 

The pre-colored image on this was so excellent that I knew I wouldn't exceed it. So, this is pre-colored and pre-shaded.  I used a set of dies for a mini slimline card by Spellbinders Papers Arts. The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion.

The winter branches background paper is by We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is from the Holly Berries Collection. 

The royal blue crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art.  You'll find it in Diana's shop here. 

I hope you can join us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. Remember, it's always Anything Goes.  I'd love to see you win at $10 gift certificate from the Fred She Said Store! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

12 Months of Christmas -- AT Christmas

Doggone Cute -- for Colour Crazy Challenges

It's Friday, and that's the day a new challenge starts at Colour Crazy Challenge Blog. Challenges are always anything goes, as long as your image is hand colored -- any medium you want.

Our sponsor for the current challenge is Fred She Said. I was provided with this darling Rosey with Flower:

I colored Rosey with Flowers with Copic markers, working hard to add some texture to the fur.  

The fun dog papers are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are 3 of the Muddy Paws papers. The sentiment is from a retired acrylic stamp set.

Join us this week (and every week) at Colour Crazy Challenge!  We have great sponsors! and wonderful prizes for you to win. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Aud Sentiment -- ATG plus a sentiment

Brighten the Darkest Day -- for Colour Crazy Challenge Blog

It's Friday, and that means a new challenge is starting today over on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog. Every Friday, a new challenge begins.  They are always anything goes, as longs as your image is hand colored, using whatever medium you prefer.

Our sponsor this week is Fred She Said Designs. Perfect for spring, get well cards, sympathy cards, birthday cards, encouragement cards, ANY type of cards is this beautiful digi, African violets.  I used it to create this encouragement card:

I colored the African Violet image with Faber Castell color pencils on Kraft.  I really like the look.   The front stepper card is a die from Sizzix.

Papers and sentiment  are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The papers are from the Rainbow Skies Collection. The sentiment is one of sentiments in the Encouraging Words sentiment set.

A little twine  from May Arts finished off the card.

I hope you join us at Colour Crazy Challenge Blog for this week's challenge.  Every challenge runs for 2 weeks, so if you want to get in on the challenge with this week's wonderful sponsor, you have 2 weeks! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Through the Purple Haze -- ATG
TTCRD -- ATG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG

Believe in the Magic -- for Colour Crazy Challenges

It's Friday, and that means there's a new challenge starting today on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog. The challenges are always Anything Goes, as long as your images are hand colored with any medium you choose.

This week, our sponsor is Fred, She Said.  I had the absolute pleasure of working with this Hat Tipping Snowman:

I colored up this Hat Tipping Snowman with my favorite coloring medium- Copic markers.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Creative Expressions. The snowman is cut out and backed with 2 Spellbinders dies.  The snowflakes are cut out with Lawn Fawn dies. 

The fun papers are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Snowmen papers. 

I used the sketch from this month's Cheerful Sketches Challenge to create this card. Here's the sketch:

I hope you can join us this week at the Colour Crazy Challenge.  We've got a great sponsor, and I'd love to see your creations! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cheerful Sketches Challenge -- September
Winter Wonderland -- use your favorite embellishment (die cuts)
CHNC -- anything Christmas
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Christmas

Give Thanks! for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's mid-challenge time over at Aloha Friday challenges.  This time, our theme is a simple, but powerful one -- Thanks!  I like this theme!

I had the pleasure of working with a super cute pre-colored image from one of sponsors, Fred She Said Designs:

This pre-colored digi is called Raking.  Isn't she and her pup the cutest?

I used papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop on this card. There are papers from 2 of the new releases -- A Touch of Teal (the dots paper), Canvas & Watercolor (the burlap background paper), & Pastel Burlap (the card front).  The sentiment was computer generated.  

The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and the squirrel has been in my die cutting arsenal for a long time now.  He comes out every Fall! 

I hope you are able to join us this week at Aloha Friday Challenges for our Thanks challenge.  I'd love to see what you make, and you could win a prize from our wonderful sponsors!