Always Beside You --Stella Says Sketch at Bugaboo Stamps

It's time for a Stella Says Sketch on the Catch the Bug Blog.  The Bugaboo Stamps team is using a sketch today.  Every other Sunday, Stella has us get our sketch on!

I feel like I'm often in need of sympathy and thinking of you cards. I created a card today that I think could be used for either purpose:

I used Right Beside You Silhouette on this card.  And now, here is the sketch for this week:

As you can see, I used a square instead of the circle, and didn't need to add a sentiment, but other than that, I followed it closely.  

I printed Right Beside You Silhouette onto smooth card stock, then used a variety of shades of Distress Oxide inks to get the effect I did.  The black floral print paper was purchased long ago at Hobby Lobby (my first trip there EVER).

The current Stella Says Sketch challenge will run for 2 weeks, so you have through Sept. 29 to enter.  I hope you can join us!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- September Linky Party
Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG
Digichoosday -- ATG

You are Too Tweet! for Tiddly Inks and We Are 3

Tiddly Inks and We Are 3 -- 2 Tweet companies that I'm posting for today.  Bonnie Kohane, the owner of We Are 3 Digital Shop, gave me a gift certificate for Tiddly Inks for Christmas because she knew  I liked to color up cute images, and cute dogs (there are some awesome ones at Tiddly Inks!).  Since one of the new releases this month at We Are 3 Digital Shop is the Vintage Bird paper collection, I thought I would pick a digi stamp to color up that would work well to go with the paper.  This is the image I chose.  Before I even got it colored, Christy announced a design team call at Tiddly Inks, and I just have to give it a try!  When I first started learning how to color with Copic markers quite a few years ago now, Tiddly Inks were some of the first images I learned on.  I've loved Tiddly Inks ever since.

Here's Wryn and Wren Too Tweet:

I colored Wryn and Wren Too Tweet with Copic markers, and used the sentiment that comes with the set. 

As I mentioned above, the papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are from one of this month's New Releases, Vintage Bird paper collection.  These are beautiful papers in soft pinks, peaches, browns, and tans, with hints of green. 

I constructed the card using a Spellbinders label die set.  The lace was purchased at Hobby Lobby, and the peacock colored crinkle ribbon is from the D.L. Art Etsy Store.  I won it from a challenge at D.L. Art.  Thank you, Diana!!!

I hope you have enjoyed Wryn and Wren.  I certainly enjoyed coloring them up, working with these beautiful papers, and making them into a card!  

If you'd like information on the Tiddly Inks design team call, you'll find it in this post.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- January Linky Party
Stamping Sensations - Fabulously Feminine
Color Crazy Challenge -- ATG
Color It, Create It, Show It Off -- ATG
Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG
Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge -- Wing It
Tiddly Inks Challenge -- ATG

We'll Always be Friends -- for Path of Positivity

It's Monday, the first one of the month, so it's time for a new challenge at the Path of Positivity Challenge blog.  This month, the theme is 'Friendship'.  Easy!  The challenge goes from Oct. 3 - Nov. 6. 
We've got great sponsors again this month, and I'm so appreciative of the wonderful image and sentiment I was able to use this month from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

This pre-colored image is called "Old Friends".  Aren't they wonderful?  Working in a nursing home, I see these 2 every day!

Here's the inside of the swing card I made on my Silhouette Cameo, using the included sentiment in the Old Friends set.

A close up of the sentiment:

The Besties background paper is from another of our sponsors, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles. She designed it for a friendship blog hop I organized.  Everyone who hopped received it for free!

Join in at The Path of Positivity this month with a friendship-themed project to be eligible to win prizes from Sparkle N Sprinkle, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, and Creative Bug Digis

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

Not Just Cards -- ATG

D.L. Art -- October linky party

Sunny Day Crafting -- ATG

IDCB -- ATG

Owl say Hello -- for Julia Spiri

I have a bit of mid-month inspiration today for the Julia Spiri Challenge Blog.   Our challenges go for a month.  The themes are Anything Goes with a twist.  If you choose to participate in this month's twist, it's 'Vintage'. 

For today's card, I used the image 'Griselda with Owl' and colored her with Copic markers:

I fussy cut Griselda with Owl after coloring her.  The card base was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  Papers for this card are by Echo Park and Close To My Heart (card stock).  The peacock colored crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art's Etsy Store.  The foil 'Hello' was purchased at Hobby Lobby.

I hope you join the Julia Spiri Anything Goes with optional Vintage Challenge this month.  You have plenty of time.  I'd love to see what you make, and we have great prizes!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
TTCRD -- ATG
Not Just Cards -- ATG
IDCB -- ATG
D.L. Art -- August Linky Party