The Lighthouse

I am barely getting this done in time for the Outlawz Monthly Progressive Challenge.  This is for the month of July.

The free image this month is by Laurian McDonald.  Here's what I created with it:

The poem is a rubber stamp I've had for a long time.  It's by Northwoods Stamp Company.  The papers on this card are by Close To My Heart.  The gold stars are from my stash. 

I colored the lighthouse digital image with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.

August, here we come!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Progressive Challenge -- July
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party
Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog -- ATG
The Male Room -- Use Red, Blue, and one other color (Yellow)
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

With Sympathy - for Great Impressions Stamps

Today is my day to post on the Great Impressions Stamps blog -- always a great pleasure for me!  I LOVE their stamps!

I needed a sympathy card awhile back, and I wanted it to be beautiful.  I naturally reached for my Great Impressions Stamps to create it...

The Butterfly Frame (H226) and the With Sympathy (B206) seemed like a perfect combination.  I stamped the H226- Butterfly Frame onto Carta Bella Kraft card stock, then colored it with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils.  I then fussy cut the frame. 

6x6 papers are by My Mind's Eye - Hello, Gorgeous.  Lace/gem trim is from Prima Marketing.

Did you join in the Great Impressions Stamps Anything Goes challenge this month?  There's another one starting very soon! 

Don't forget to shop in the Great Impressions Stamps store to find more elegant stamps like those used in today's card. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
AUD Sentiments -- ATG with a Sentiment
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crafting with an Attitude -- ATG
Craft Rocket Challenges -- Spots &/or Stripes (has spots)
D.L. Art - July Linky Party
IDCB -- ATG
The Pencil Case -- ATG
Not Just Cards -- color challenge
TTCRD -- ATG
CRAFT Challenge -- Summer
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- ATG

Caught a Bug? for Oddball Art

We're 1/2 way through this month's challenge, so it's time for a bit of mid-month inspiration on the Oddball Stamps Challenge Blog.   Our theme this month is "Little Child" (for a kid).  

There are many wonderful images in the Oddball Art Etsy Store that will work for this challenge!  I decided on this one:

This card uses image #283, Pugsy Bugsy.  

I colored Pugsy Bugsy (#283) with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on watercolor paper, then used a Spellbinders die in 2 sizes to frame Pugsy Bugsy.

Papers for this card are by Doodlebug Designs -- Hello Sunshine 6x6 pad.  The sentiment was computer generate and cut out with 2 dies by Paper Wishes.  Pink gems are by Close to My Heart. 

Love this image?  Love other Oddball Art digis?  Use discount code DTJULIE10 to save 10% off of anything in the Oddball Art Etsy Store!

Some Useful Links:)
Company Website ♥ http://www.oddballartco.com
Art Blog ♥ http://oddballartco.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballartco
Facebook Friend Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballart
Twitter ♥ http://www.twitter.com/oddballartco
Flickr ♥ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddballartco
Zazzle ♥ http://www.zazzle.com/oddballartco
Fine Art America ♥ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/lizzy-love
Tumblr ♥ http://www.oddballartco.tumblr.com

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE.    We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month, so a new one is starting very soon!

If you haven't joined in on the Oddball Art Stamps "Little Child" challenge yet, there's still time.  You have until Aug 14.  Go, go, go!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
AUD Sentiments -- ATG with a Sentiment
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crafting with an Attitude -- ATG
Craft Rocket Challenges -- Spots &/or Stripes (has spots)
D.L. Art - July Linky Party
IDCB -- ATG
Not Just Cards -- color challenge

Wishing You a Doggone Good Day! for Crafty Sentiments

It's Tuesday, and I have the pleasure of hosting this week's challenge on the Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This week, our theme is 'Animals'.  The Crafty Sentiments Designs store has lots or rubber and digital stamps that are perfect for this theme!

I used Cookie -- Chasing Ball, a rubber stamp, to create this:

I colored the rubber stamp, Cookie -- Chasing Ball, with Copic markers.  This stamp reminds me very much of my dog, who always has a tennis ball within reach!

I created the shaker portion of the card using Lawn Fawn dies and sequins from Craftin' Desert Divas.  The papers are digital, purchased at Snap Click Supply.  They are Echo Park Bark.   The sentiment has been in my collection forever.  It is a long-time retired stamp from Close To My Heart.  The checked ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I had so much fun creating this card!  I hope you can join in on the fun, too, and link up with our Animal challenge this week at Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog.  I would LOVE to see what you make, and there are great prizes to win, too!

There is Always Sunshine... for Imagine That! Digis by Kris

Hello, and happy Tuesday!  I'm guest designing again today on the Imagine That! Digis by Kris blog.  I'm super excited to have this 3 month opportunity, and can't believe this is already the end of month 1.

Today I made a card that I can enter in the Imagine That! Digistamp's Facebook group's summertime fun challenge AND the Imagine That! Digi playground shaped card challenge.

This card uses:

 Beach Floaty Girl

Beach Combing Digital Paper Pack

I colored Beach Floaty Girl with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  The sentiment is part of the Beach Floaty Girl set, too.  I printed and used 4 different papers from the Beach Combing Digi Paper Pack.

I created the circle shaped card using Lifestyle Crafts circle dies, and a bit of 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon. 

I hope this makes you think of summertime!  Me?  I'm off to look for my flip flops and hit the beach!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Imagine That! Digi Playground -- shaped cards
Imagine That! Digistamps -- summertime FB challenge

Thanks! for Great Impressions Stamps

Yea!  It's Saturday, my day to post on the Great Impressions Stamps blog.

I recently needed to make a dozen thank you cards.  I wanted a design I could mass produce that would still look like some time had been put into them.

As usual, I reached for Great Impressions Stamps.  I used H251 - Tall Tulips and some distress inks to create these cards:

I used distress markers directly on the H251 - Tall Tulips rubber stamp.  After huffing a bit of moisture on it, I stamped it on the white paper.

A strip of designer paper and a couple of dies (by Paper Wishes and Craftin' Desert Divas) finish off the card.  The card base is from Simon Says Stamp.

Great Impressions Stamps has an Anything Goes Challenge going on all month.  Come join the fun here!

Don't forget to visit the Great Impressions Stamps Store to see the other elegant floral stamps, plus all the other wonderful Great Impressions Stamps.

Life's Hard - Eat Ice Cream! for Imagine That! Digis by Kris

Happy Saturday!  I hope life isn't too hard for you, but you still have my permission to eat ice cream, or gelato, or whatever your favorite iced concoction is!

I'm posting today for Imagine That! Digis by Kris.  Kris recently offered an ice cream freebie file in the Imagine That! digistamp Facebook Group.  I decided to take advantage of her generosity and create something with one of the ice cream cones in the free file:

I created this as a shaped card so it can also be entered in the shaped card challenge going on over in the Imagine That! Creative Playground.

I paper pieced the ice cream cone, using digi papers from the Ice Cream Parlour Digi Paper Pack.  I used 5 of the papers in this pack on this card.  I love how they all coordinate!

The sentiment is part of the Freebie set offered in the Imagine That! Digistamp Facebook group.  Look for it in the files. 

I cut the card base out on my Silhouette Cameo, using a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  There's a Die-namics cross stitched oval die, an American Crafts label die, and some Close To My Heart Glimmer trim and card stock to complete this card.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
IT! Creative Playground -- Fancy Folds or Shaped Cards

Warm Winter Wishes in July! for Imagine That! Digis by Kris

I had a bit of spare time of Saturday, before my husband and I jumped on the Harley for the afternoon.  There are a few Christmas in July challenges going on, so I decided to add another Christmas card to my stash. Since I was short on time, I used a pre-colored image from Imagine That! Digis by Kris.

This card uses the following products from Imagine That! Digis by Kris:

Snowmen Trio

Christmas Flakes

The sentiment is part of the Snowmen Trio set.

The stitched circle die and the snowflake dies are by Lawn Fawn.  The lacy oval die is from Craftin' Desert Divas.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafting by Designs -- Christmas in July
Sweet Stampin' Christmas -- ATG with a Christmas Theme
Crafty Gals Corner -- Christmas in July
Give a Crafter a Cookie -- Christmas in July
Christmas Cards All Year Long -- ATG (as long as it's Christmas)

Just Bee You! for Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps

It's time for a little mid-challenge inspiration over on the Sasayaki Glitter Challenge blog.    There's always tons going on there, so check it out!

Today, I am showing off a delightful digi called 'Bee Girl'. 

I colored Bee Girl with Copic markers, making her a monochromatic golden color, except for a bit of blue in the wings.  I matched the card base to the wing color to pull it all together.

I made the card base using Spellbinders dies and an embossing folder from Close To My Heart. The sentiment was computer generated.  The ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.

I hope you can join in on our Anything Goes challenge this month at Sasayaki Glitter Challenge blog!  I'd love to see what you make, and you could win some wonderful digis for yourself!

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

D.L. Art -- July Linky Party

TTCRD -- ATG

Art by Miran -- ATG

A Note to say Hello -- for Julia Spiri

It's time for a bit of mid-month inspiration over on the Julia Spiri Challenge blog.  The theme is always 'Anything Goes -- with a twist', if you choose to participate.  This month's twist is At The Beach or Sea.

I have a little inspiration for you using a Julia Spiri image.  I love to color flowers, and since our mid-month inspiration posts can be anything we choose, I chose this beautiful floral arrangement called, 'Wedding Flowers'.

I colored 'Wedding Flowers' with Copic markers, then stamped a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp on it.

The card base was cut out with my Silhouette Cameo.  The file is from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons.  The Wedding Flowers were cut out with a Spellbinders die.  The designer paper is Echo Park's Neapolitan Dots & Stripes.  The mulberry flowers were purchased at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you join in on the 'At the Beach or Sea' challenge at the Julia Spiri Challenge blog this month.   Julia has some great mermaids and 'at the beach' images to color up!  Check them out in her Etsy store here!  Check out the Stamps by Julia Spiri Facebook group, too, for lots of inspiration, fun, and notice of freebies and sales.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Creative Moments -- ATG
IDCB -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread Challenge -- ATG
Digi Choosday -- Flowers

Look! Ruby Slippers! for Lacy Sunshine

Hello, fellow crafters.  I'm posting today for Lacy Sunshine and Coloring Without Boundaries. 

Today's coloring is from Heather's Valentin's Lacy Sunshine's Wizard of Oz coloring book, available at Amazon.com. 

Let me introduce you to "Look!  Ruby Slippers!"

Here's a step-by-step of how I did this:

I wanted everything but the ruby slippers and the yellow brick road to be muted, so I started coloring the slippers and the road:

Slipper Copic colors -- R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R39  

Yellow brick road -- I started with a base coat of Y32, then layered on YR23 and YR24.  It wasn't as bright as I wanted it, so I went over it all with Y02.

Next, the house:
Siding -- C5, C3, C1, C00
Shutters -- BV000, BV01, BV04, BV02
Roof -- BV11, BV13, BV17
Bushes -- G40, G43, G82, G94, G99

Flowers in bushes -- YR61, YR65, YR68, YG17

Tall Flowers:

Leaves -- YG03, YG63, YG67

Blooms -- R81, R83, R85

Grass -- G000, G00, G02

Sky -- B0000, B000, B00, B01

Wood base -- E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39

Then, I used cranberry Stickles on the ruby slippers to make them sparkle.  Because, really, what are ruby slippers without some bling?

There's an Anything Goes challenge going on at the Lacy Sunshine blog. It goes all month, so I hope you join in on the fun!  I have 2 Facebook groups to check out, too.  There's the Coloring Without Boundaries Facebook group and the Lacy Sunshine Color N Craft Community.  Heather has many wonderful coloring books for sale at Amazon.com, so go shopping!

Enjoy the Day -- for Great Impressions Stamps

Hello, and happy Saturday!

Great Impressions Stamps has an Anything Goes Challenge, and the inspiration for it this month is a Patriotic mood board.

All that red, white, and blue -- plus, those sparklers, put me in a very patriotic mood!

Using #F587 - Harry Blowing Seeds and #G483 Tags, I created this card...

I colored F587 - Harry Blowing Seeds (or in this case, sparklers) with Copic markers.  The tag was stamped with blue ink and fussy cut.

Papers for this card are digital, and were purchased from Snap Click Supply.  I cut the star shaped card base out on my Silhouette Cameo with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  

Great Impressions Stamps has an Anything Goes Challenge going on all month.  Come join the fun here!

Don't forget to visit the Great Impressions Stamps Store to see the other fun things Harry is doing, plus all the other wonderful Great Impressions Stamps.

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

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

D.L. Art  - July Linky Party 

Not Just Cards -- Color Challenge & ATG

IDCB -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG

Craft Your Passion -- ATG

Panda Hugs -- an Oddball Art New Release

It's July 15, and that means it's New Release Day at Oddball Art Stamps.  There'll be a number of new, fantastic releases in the Etsy store sometime today (July 15).  There's fantastic inspiration on the Oddball Art blog today, too.

I chose the adorable Image #316, Panda Pack, to create with for this release:

I colored the pandas with Copic markers, then sponged the edges with Tim Holtz distress inks in Spun Sugar and Tattered Rose.  The framed dies are from Lawn Fawn.  I cut out the hugs arrow on my Silhouette Cameo with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  Papers for this card are from Photo Play -- 12x12 Like a Girl.

Do you need this adorable Panda Pack image for yourself?  Are there other Oddball Art images you've been eyeing?  Use discount code DTJULIE10 to get 10% off of anything in the store!

Also, did you see this?!?

You'll find all the details in this blog post.

Some Useful Links:)
Company Website ♥ http://www.oddballartco.com
Art Blog ♥ http://oddballartco.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballartco
Facebook Friend Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballart
Twitter ♥ http://www.twitter.com/oddballartco
Flickr ♥ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddballartco
Zazzle ♥ http://www.zazzle.com/oddballartco
Fine Art America ♥ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/lizzy-love
Tumblr ♥ http://www.oddballartco.tumblr.com

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE.    We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month.

Today is also the start of a new challenge on the Oddball Stamps challenge blog.  The theme is 'Little Child' (for kids).  Join the fun -- you have all month!


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

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

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

D.L. Art  - July Linky Party 

Not Just Cards -- Color Challenge & ATG

IDCB -- ATG

Craft Your Passion -- ATG

It's a Doggone Good Day! --for Oddball Art Stamps

It's the 15th of the month, which means it's time for a new challenge on the Oddball Art Challenge Blog.    Did you join us last month?  I hope you joined the fun!  This month, the theme is 'Little Child' (for kids).  Lizzy Love has lots of images in her Etsy store for this theme! 

I printed the digi stamp, Image #246, Maddy, on watercolor paper, then used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a water brush to color Maddy in.  The image is cut out with a Craftin' Desert Divas die. 

The sentiment is a stamp from Close To My Heart, cut out with a Spellbinders die.  The papers are digital, purchased at Snap Click Supply.  They are part of the Echo Park Bark Collection.  Some silver foil tape finishes off the card.

Do you need this adorable Maddy image for yourself?  Are there other Oddball Art images you've been eyeing?  Use discount code DTJULIE10 to get 10% off of anything in the store!

Also, did you see this?!?

You'll find all the details in this blog post.

Some Useful Links:)
Company Website ♥ http://www.oddballartco.com
Art Blog ♥ http://oddballartco.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballartco
Facebook Friend Page ♥ http://www.facebook.com/oddballart
Twitter ♥ http://www.twitter.com/oddballartco
Flickr ♥ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddballartco
Zazzle ♥ http://www.zazzle.com/oddballartco
Fine Art America ♥ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/lizzy-love
Tumblr ♥ http://www.oddballartco.tumblr.com

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE.    We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month.

Today is also New Release day for Oddball Art Stamps.  They will be in the Etsy Shop sometime today (July 15).  To see some fantastic inspiration with the New Releases, visit the Oddball Art Co. blog.

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

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

D.L. Art  - July Linky Party 

Not Just Cards -- Color Challenge & ATG

IDCB -- ATG

Craft Your Passion -- ATG

Sending a Big Hug -- for The Outlawz Twisted Thursday

I'm guest designing again today for The Outlawz Challenge Blog.  It's Twisted Thursday!  Today's twist -- Christmas in July.  I always like an opportunity to get a Christmas card made before the season gets here!

The sponsor for today's challenge is From the Heart Stamps.

I used Snowman Hugs and colored the image with Copic markers.  The sentiments is part of the Snowman Hugs set.

I created the shaker part of the card with dies from Lawn Fawn.  The sequins are from Craftin' Desert Divas.  The fancy edges are cut with dies from Paper Wishes.  Papers are from Echo Park.  The bow is from 3 Girl JAM. 

I hope you can join the fun this week at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- don't forget the optional Christmas in July twist.  I'd love to see what you make!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- Christmas in July

Let the Sun Shine In! for Crafty Sentiments Designs

It's Tuesday, and time for a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments Challenge blog.  This week, our theme is a favorite -- Anything Goes!  Come join the fun! 

I used the delightful rubber stamp, Isobel - Butterfly Fairy to create this:

I colored Isobel - Butterfly Fairy with Copic markers.  Papers & sentiment for this card are from Echo Park.   Dies used are from Spellbinders and Top Dog dies.  I cut the sun out on my Silhouette Cameo with a file I found in the Silhouette Design store.  The teal shimmer trim is from Close To My Heart. 

Come join the Anything Goes Challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week.  We've got great prizes, and I'd love to see what you make!

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

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

D.L. Art  - July Linky Party 

Not Just Cards -- Color Challenge & ATG

IDCB -- ATG

My Besties UK -- Summertime or ATG & DT Call

TTCRD -- ATG

Craft Your Passion -- ATG

An Extra Yummy Birthday -- for Imagine That! Digis by Kris

Yeehaw!  I've somehow snagged an awesome guest designing gig for the next 3 (three!!!) months!  I've been asked to post twice monthly for Imagine That! Digis by Kris, and I am thrilled!

Today, I have a card I colored with Copic markers.  It features the following 3 sets:

Ice Cream Boy

Ice Cream Sentiments

Ice Cream Parlour digital papers

After that introduction, let's get to it!

I printed the Ice Cream Boy digi on a large piece of Copic X Press It paper.  Once I got the coloring the way I like it, I cut it in a 4.5 x 4.5 inch square.   Then, I found the sentiment I wanted. This was perhaps the hardest part of the whole project, as there are many fun ones in the Ice Cream Sentiments Set! Once the sentiment was ready, I printed some papers from the Ice Cream Parlour Digital Paper Pack in colors that matched my coloring.

The frames are from Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment flag is from Top Dog Dies. The sequins are from Craftin' Desert Divas.

Imagine That! Digis by Kris has a month-long challenge in the Creative Playground.  This month, the theme is "fancy folds".  Come join the fun!  Check out the fun Imagine That Digi Stamps Facebook group, too, where there's another Facebook challenge.

A huge thank you to Kristy Breach and Lisa Decosse for this opportunity!

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

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Summertime 

Not Just Cards -- Color Challenge & ATG

IDCB -- ATG

Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

Get Creative -- Celebrations

 

A Taste of Summer Blog Hop Extended!

Hello!  I'm popping in to let you know that the deadline to win the prizes offered up in the A Taste of Summer Blog Hophas been extended.  You now have until July 15th, at 11:55 p.m. EDT, to get your comments added and your name linked up if you want a chance to win the full kit and the 1 year subscription to the Through the Craft Room Door on-line crafting magazine.

Don't know what I'm talking about?  Click HERE to find the original post and read all about it.

Good luck to you all!

Here's the card I made for the hop and a link to my original post.  You can win the digital papers I used on this card if you visit this post!

Awesome! for Coloring Without Boundaries

It's time for some showcase inspiration on the Lacy Sunshine blog. It's also the start of another Anything Goes Challenge, so come link up!

All the pieces today are showcases Heather Valentin's Eleanor & Pickles characters.  They are available in her new coloring book, Volume 17, available from Amazon.

Today, I introduce you to Pickles & Percy:

I think they are the cutest friends ever!

Here they are, made into a card with a hoedown theme:

They are too cute, together, aren't they?

Join us at Lacy Sunshine for our Color N Craft challenge.  We've got great prizes, and I'd love to see what you make! Then, I have a couple of Facebook groups that are "must joins" -- Coloring Without Boundaries and Lacy Sunshine Color N Craft Community

Thinking of You -- and Great Impressions Stamps

I'm excited to say that I'm back for another term with Great Impressions Stamps!  I had so much fun the last 6 months that I'm giving it another whirl.  I love my Saturdays posting and stamping with Great Impressions Stamps!

I have a "thing" for Harry, the delightful hedgehog, found in the Great Impressions Stamps Store.  Today, he is riding in his own flower filled red wagon.  

This card uses E875 - Harry with Daisies and B195 Playful Thinking of You.

I colored E875 - Harry with Daisies with Copic markers.  I cut the playful Thinking of You out with an American Crafts cloud die to make the card more playful.

Papers for this card are from Echo Park.  Tag die is from Craftin' Desert Divas.  Shimmer trim is from Close To My Heart.

Great Impressions Stamps is sponsoring MOD Squad challenges this week.  I used this image as inspiration for my card.

 Come link up, and win some wonderful Great Impressions Stamps for yourself!

Great Impressions Stamps has an Anything Goes Challenge going on all month.  Come join the fun here!

Don't forget to visit the Great Impressions Stamps Store to see the other fun things Harry is doing, plus all the other wonderful Great Impressions Stamps.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
MOD Squad challenge -- Lazy Days of Summer
IDCB -- ATG
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party
Not Just Cards -- ATG
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Summertime