And relax... a New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

You may have seen this image on Facebook, especially if you are involved with Kit and Clowder.  It was given away as a freebie last weekend by the generous Wendy of All Dressed Up Stamps for anyone that wanted to color it. It is also one of 4 New Releases this month at All Dressed Up Stamps. I think this image, And Relax, is so precious (and very appropriate for our times).

I wanted some nice, bright colors for this little yoga girl.  So, using Copic markers, I used YG's and YR's on the outfit.  The plaid paper is from a Lawn Fawn paper pad. The stepper card is cut out with a die from Sizzix. the flowers are by Prima.

The other super talented designers from the All Dressed Up team will be sharing their new release makes on Facebook and on the blog today.  I hope you check it out! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Polkadoodles -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
TTCRD -- ATG
A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

Good Times and Good Friends -- for The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge

Its Saturday, and every other Saturday finds a new challenge happening over on the Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenges.  For the whole year, challenges are sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, and a winner is chosen for every challenge (so 2 each month).  For the next 2 weeks, the theme is "A Splash of Pink".  Oh!  That's a fun challenge!  I think many of us like to use pink in our designs, and it only needs a splash of color to qualify for the challenge!

Here's what a created:

I used mainly products from our sponsor, We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The background paper of high pink flowers and the grey checked of the doily are both from  the Sweetheart papers.  The wreath is one of Darcy's Florals printables.  The sentiment is one of 4 in the Friendship Sentiments Set.

The card stock base is from Close To My Heart, and the pretty pink ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  

I hope you join us these next 2 weeks for our "Splash of Pink" Challenge at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
Crafter's Castle -- ATG
Alphabet Challenge -- 'F' Is for Flora and Fauna (in this case, flora)

Make Mine a .... for Colour Crazy Challenges

Happy Friday, everyone!  How do you know it's Friday?  There's a new challenge that starts today on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog. Every Friday, a new challenge begins.  This week's challenge is sponsored by Stampers Delight.  I had the fun of coloring up image, Chibi Make Mine A...

I'm not a coffee drinker (shocking, I know), so I don't tend to color up coffee themed images very often, but this one was too darn cute to pass it up!  I just love his hair! 

The image was a whole body image, but I decided to work with just the top 1/2.  That's the beauty of digital images!  I colored Make Mine a... with Copic markers.   I found the fun papers at AMB Illustrations, and they are digital.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Tonic Studios that I thought fit very well.

Even though I'm not a coffee drinker, I have plenty of friends who are, so I know exactly who to send this card to!

I hope you join us this week at Colour Crazy Challenges.  We had great sponsors with wonderful prizes.  I'd love to see your creations!

Make America Strong -- for Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

I'm posting a bit of reminder inspiration for Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges today.  Challenges now last an entire month.  The current challenge started June 1, and will run through June 30. Independence Day will soon be upon us, so that was what was on my mind when I created this card for today's post:

I combined two different Jan Mayhew sets on this card -- Independence Day Friends and Patriotic Boy.  The red fireworks, the blue fireworks, and the sentiment are from the Independence Day Friends set.  The flags are from the Patriotic Boy set. I used the pre-colored versions of all of these.

I cut the star shaped card base out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  The rest of the stars were cut out with a set of dies from Technique Tuesday. 

Come join us at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges for our Anything Goes Challenge.  You can link up whatever you are working on.  I'd love to see it, and we have great prizes you can win!

Flower Jar Oldie -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Oldie but Goodie day at Catch the Bug Blog for Bugaboo Stamps today.  Every Thursday, you will find Bugaboo Stamps designers showing some love to older, but wonderful images that you may not have seen for awhile. I found a beautiful one to feature today!

This card features the Bugaboo Stamps digi Flower Jar.  What I really like about it is the label on the jar.  It is blank, so you can fill in whatever appropriate sentiment you want.  I computer generated the Thank You on this one, then colored the Flower Jar image with Copic markers. I cut out and backed the Flower Jar image with a set of nesting dies from Crafter's Companion.  The designer papers are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.   The striped paper is from the Apple Delight Collection. The orange dots paper is from the Dotted Swiss Collection.  I used some Nuvo Dream Drops to finish off the card.

Oldie but Goodie day -- check out the Catch the Bug Blog to see what the other talented Bugaboo Stamps designers have created today. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
Digichoosday -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
AUD Sentiment -- ATG

Hello Summertime Fun! For Dies R Us Challenges

It's the 15th of the month, so it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. Every challenge runs for 2 weeks, has a theme, and you need to use at least 1 die from a brand sold in the Dies R Us Store. Until June 30, the theme is Summertime Fun!  Woohoo!  Gotta love that theme! 

I found some great dies to work with for today's summertime fun card:

The centerpiece of the card, that fun tubing girl, is an Impression Obsession die.  It comes with the female and a male version and it's called Tubers.    She's playing in waves that were made with Lawn Fawn Ocean Waves Border dies.  The sun is a die I had in my collection from Spellbinders, but this set by Sue Wilson would work really well.  The 'Hello Summer' sentiment is a 2-die set from Impression Obsession.

I hope you join the Summertime Fun challenge going on through June 30 at Dies R Us Challenges. A random $10 gift certificate will be awarded, and 3 designer choice awards.  Shop the Dies R Us Store for all your die cutting needs, and the Didi Crafts store if you are in Canada. 

Butterfly Birthday Box -- for Bugaboo Stamps

Butterfly Birthday Box for Bugaboo Stamps!  Try saying that three times fast -- Its a mouthful!

Today is Monday, so it's Anything but a Card Day over on the Catch the Bug Blog.  I recently needed a little something else for my mother-in-law's birthday present, so I made her this small gift box, and included a gift tag made using a Bugaboo Stamps digital tag image:

This is the Daisy Butterfly Tag, colored with Copic markers and inked with Spectrum Noir Harmony inks, then fussy cut.  I sized it to fit prominently on the front of this box -- the beauty of digital images!  

Here's another view that show's the depth of the box a bit better:

 The box is a double sided die from Crafter's Companion.  I've used it a few times and really like it.  One pass through my Gemini machine, and the box is cut out.  The butterflies are also from Crafter's Companion.

That's it for today's post.  Check out what the other talented Bugaboo Stamps designers have made today at Catch the Bug Blog for Anything But a Card Monday!