Spoooky! For The Paper Shelter

 Boo!  Read on to see one of the few Halloween cards I've made and posted this spooky season.  It's The Paper Shelter's challenge #614.  The theme is Halloween or Halloween colors.  It's starts today and runs for a week.

There are many wonder The Paper Shelter Halloween images in the TPS Store. 

I created my card this week with the super cute Halloween image, Spoooky! 

I colored Spoooky! with Copic markers, then fussy cut the cutie out.  The purple background paper that looked like I spent hours making with various mixed media techniques is actually an 8x8 pice of designer paper from Crafter's Companion.  The die cut bats are from Crafter's Companion also. 

I used stitched oval dies from The Scrappin' Cottage.  I cut the largest oval out of the card base (card stock from Taylored Expressions).  I found a matching orange color (card stock from Concord & Ninth) and made the lighter orange frame, then glued this to the oval card front.  Lastly, I taped a 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of the purple paper to the inside of the base.  The card front was constructed.  

The finishing touches included popping the Spoooky! image up on foam tape, taking it to the inside of the oval, die cutting and attaching the 3 bats, and adding foam tape to the sentiment (from Waffle Flower) and adding it to the lower left corner. 

I hope you like my Spooky card and are inspired to enter the Halloween challenge at The Paper Shelter this week. Here's a graphic explaining the prizes. 

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Giraffes on Holidays -- for The Paper Shelter Challenges

 It's Wednesday, and that means a new challenge is starting today at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. Every Wednesday, a new challenge begins.  If you use a Paper Shelter image, and you're the lucky winner of the challenge, you'll win a $30 gift certificate to the Paper Shelter Store.  Use any other image, and you'll get 3 images of your choice from the Paper Shelter Store. We have a very easy theme this week.  We just want you to use a digital image.  Of course, we'd love it if the digital image was from The Paper Shelter!

It's almost Halloween!  So, when choosing a digital image for today's challenge, I searched The Paper Shelter store for Halloween themed images and found LOTS of them!  It was hard to choose just one to use for today's 'Digital Image' challenge.  However, this one, particularly charmed me.  It's called Giraffes on Holidays, and I used the Halloween image from the set. 

I colored Giraffes on Holidays (there are 4 images in the set) with Copic markers.  Isn't he just so cute?  I wonder how long it took him to get his costume ready for his evening of Trick-or-Treating? 

I used digital papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop on this card, and the sentiment is from We Are 3, also. The background paper is from the Moody Nights paper collection. The sentiment is printed on one of the Inky Textures papers. The sentiment is part of the Halloween Wishes Sentiment Set.

The card base is part of a set of slimline dies by LDRS Creative. The elongated oval die is by Spellbinders, and the spooky garland is from The Scrapping Cottage. 

I hope you can join us this week (and every week) at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. We Have such great digis that you can win, and I'd love to see what you create!

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

Crafting Happiness Challenge -- use any of the following colors: purple, orange, green, black

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Passion for Markers -- dies &/or Punches

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

AUD Sentiments -- ATG with a Halloween sentiment

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge --ATG

Classic Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Wild about Fall --for All Dressed Up Stamps

 October 1 (wow!), and that means it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Challenge.  The challenge will run all month, and the theme is Autumn &/or Halloween.  You must use an All Dressed Up Stamps image to enter the challenge.  You'll find many wonderful images that fit the theme in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.

I used one of the Three Little Autumn Girls for the card I created for the challenge:

I colored the Three Little Autumn Girls with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The background slimline die is by Diamond press.  The word dies are from Spellbinders (wild about) and The Scrapping Cottage (Fall).  I finished the card off with a spot of twine from Timeless Twine.

I hope you can join us in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group for our Autumn &/or Halloween challenge. I'd love to see what you create, and you could win some wonderful digital images -- like this one!

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

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Challenge Up Your Life -- pumpkins

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Dare to Be Artzy -- Fall

Chocolate Baroque Challenge -- Anything Autumn

Colour Crazy Challenge --ATG with a hand colored image
                                                              

Floral Thanks -- For The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and there's a new challenge starting over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. The theme this week is "Colour It".  Any hand colored image will qualify you to link up to the challenge! The challenge will run for 1 week.

The Paper Shelter has such wonderful images, and so much variety!  Truly, there is something for everyone!  Every file purchased comes with a black & white image, and pre-colored image, digital paper, and a composition.  They are so fun to create with!

I've been enjoying watercolors lately, and flowers lend themselves well to that medium, so for today's Colour It theme, I used Wild Rose, colored with watercolor pencils:

I got out my Prismacolor watercolor pencils for this, coloring the image, then dampening it with a paintbrush.

I've also jumped on the slimline card bandwagon, and thought this image lent itself well to a slimline card.  After coloring Wild Rose, I cut it out with a cross stitch oval die by The Scrapping Cottage.

The slimline dies are by Anna Griffin.  The designer papers are by Crafter's Companion.  The bee is a die I've had for so long, I no longer remember who it's by.  I think it's a freebie from a magazine.  I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out twice with a die from Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you join us this week at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog for our Colour It Challenge. If you use a Paper Shelter image, and are the lucky winner of the challenge, you'll get a $30 gift certificate. Use any other image, and the prize is any 3 images from The Paper Shelter Store.  Awesome prizes! 

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

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

D.L. Art -- August Linky Party

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Field of Flowers -- For Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Friday -- and that means it's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps! You'll find the link to this week's freebie, plus awesome inspiration, over on the Catch the Bug Blog. 

Today's image is part of a set called Mini Set - Flowers, in case you miss the freebie, but still want the design. There are 7 flower designs in the set, including this one:

I colored Mini Set - Flowers with Copic markers. I cut it out with a square stitched die from The Scrapping Cottage, and cut out the same die in a pearlescent yardstick for some contrast.  I computer generated the sentiment right into the stamp design.  The background paper is from my stash.   The flowers are from Prima.

That's my inspiration with today's freebie, Mini Set - Flowers.  Visit the Catch the Bug Blog for awesome inspiration, and a new Stella Says Sketch Challenge beginning on Sunday. 

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

AUD Sentiment -- ATG + a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC- Extra -- ATG

Enjoy the Little Things -- for Cute Card Thursday

 It's Thursday, and every Thursday, a new challenge begins at Cute Card Thursday.  Some weeks there is a theme, but this week, it is Anything Goes!  Yes, everyone's favorite -- Anything Goes! The challenge starts today, and goes all week.

This week's challenge is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps. I had the joy of coloring up the delightful digi, Travel At Your Own Pace. I used it to create this:

I colored Travel At Your own Pace with Copic markers, then used a wonky stitched die by The Scrapping Cottage to cut it out. 

The papers on this card are by AMB Illustrations.  The paw print die cut is by Cheery Lynn, and was purchased at the Dies R Us Store. 

I hope you can join us this week at Cute Card Thursday, and a big thank you to Whimsy Stamps for sponsoring us! 

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Colour Crazy -- ATG with a hand colored image

The Tender Angie -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog

 It's Tuesday, and it's my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  A new challenge is just getting underway, with the monthly theme of Magical World (fairies, mermaids, unicorns, dryads). 

I had not yet had the opportunity to color one of Ching-Chou Kuik's wonderful mermaids, so I took advantage of this month's challenge  theme to do just that!  Here is The Tender Angie:

You can find The Tender Angie and all the wonderful digital images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy Shop.

I colored The Tender Angie with Copic markers, then set about finding papers and a sentiment.  I found both in the We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The waves were created with Under the Sea papers and Lawn Fawn wavy dies.  The sentiment is one of the Mermaid Wishes Sentiments. 

I hope you can join us over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog this month for our Magical World Challenge!  I'd love to see what you create & we've got great prize you could win -- like this The Tender Angie!

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

LTCCB -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Seas the Day -- For Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means there is a new challenge starting today at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.  The challenge runs for 2 weeks, and it's always Anything Goes! We have great sponsors, so you'll want to make sure and enter!

This challenge, we are sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy.  They have some wonderful images, so check out their store!

I had the fun of coloring up Beautiful Seahorse.  Here's what I created:

I colored Beautiful Seahorse with Copic markers, then cut it out and backed it with some stitched dies from The Scrapping Cottage.

I found these fun underwater papers in the AMB Illustrations store.  I computer generated the sentiment, and used some sequins from my stash.

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. I'd love to see what you create, and we have great sponsors -- like Fabrika Fantasy! 

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

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Promarker Challenge -- Sentimental 

D.L. Art -- May linky party

Spring Blooms & Fairy for Ching-Chou Kuik

 Hello, fellow crafters!  I'm posting today on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  The 4-legged friends challenge is still underway, so join us for that!

I used one of Ching-Chou's partially colored images on today's card. This is Spring Blooms:

The partially colored version of Spring Blooms comes with the hair and eyes already colored.  I colored everything else with Copic markers, then cut her out and backed her with dies from The Scrapping Cottage.

The background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Bokeh Blends papers. The cute little die cut bunny is from Peachy Cheap.

I hope you check out the inspiration often at Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog. 

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

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an Animal

D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Passion for Markers -- Feminine

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a colored image

Charming Spring Girl

 Happy Thursday, Happy Spring!  This is my 2nd post today, but I don't want to waste anytime getting this up.  While writing a post for an upcoming challenge sponsored by The Paper Shelter today (thank you!), I discovered they are having a DT call.  This is a really big deal as I don't remember the last time they had a call!  The bad news is I discovered it today, and the call ends today.  Well, in-between taking a friend to get her first Covid vaccine and some other commitments, I colored up one of the many Paper Shelter images in my collection, and made it into a card.  I love The Paper Shelter! Their images come with a black & white version, a pre-colored version, background paper, and a composition of a colored image and papers together.  This version is very easy to make into a quick card.

I colored up the darling Charming Spring Girl and created this:

I colored Charming Spring Girl with Copic markers.  She looks like she doesn't know whether to laugh or scream at that bird, doesn't she?  Ah spring, it's full of surprises! 

The background die on this card is by Tutti Designs.  The Stitched oval die she is sitting on is by The Scrapping Cottage.  The floral background paper is by Crafter's Companion.  I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out with a sentiment die by Crafter's Companion. 

I'll be linking this up shortly with the Paper Shelter's DT call and the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter -- add flowers (die, papers, hat)

DigiChoosday -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

Birthday Hedghog -- for Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends

 Lil'Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog is having a birthday!  The blog has been in existence for another year, and we're celebrating with a special challenge!  The challenge this month will still be Anything Goes, it still has 2 awesome sponsors, but we're having 2 winners for our birthday celebration!  Aren't birthdays fun?!?

One of our sponsors this month is Createful Heart Designs.  You'll find many great images in the shop!  I found at adorable hedgehog that I thought would make a cute birthday card -- perfect for our birthday celebration:

This image is Hettie's Daisy, colored with Copic markers.  I cut out Hettie's Daisy with a wonky stitched oval die by The Scrapping Cottage.  The papers on this card are from Crafter's Companion, as is the Happy Birthday stamp and banner.  I plan to mail this card out so I kept it flat and free of embellishments. 

Createful Heart Design is an awesome sponsor for this challenge, and I thank them for their generosity!

I hope you can join us this month at Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends for our Anything Goes Challenge.  I'd love to see what you make! 

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

D.L. Art -- January Linky Party

ABMTTC -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Paw-sitively wish you a Happy Birthday -- for Ching-Chou Kuik

 Today, artist Ching-Chou Kuik is celebrating her birthday, and her design team is throwing her a party.  You benefit with an extra challenge this month, which means extra chances to win her incredible artwork!  You'll find all the details about the event on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.

I don't think there's any better way to celebrate your birthday than with your 4-legged friend, so I used the gorgeous digital image, Greyhound for my card: 

I used Copic markers on this wonderful Greyhound image.   I cut out the paw print design on my Silhouette Cameo, and used a wonky stitched cutting die from The Scrapping Cottage to cut out the colored Greyhound image. 

The Happy Birthday and banner are from Crafter's Companion.  The paw print is a die from Kat Scrappiness. 

Please join me in wishing the talented and lovely Ching-Chou Kuik a very happy birthday!  Link up with us on the special birthday challenge over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog. 

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

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Allsorts -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an Animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Photo Challenge at Holiday Chaos for Bugaboo Stamps

 Reindeer Games continue at Bugaboo Stamps.  It's day 6, and today there is a photo challenge.  You can find all the details pinned to the top over at Catch the Bug Blog. 

Before I show the picture, I'll show you my card:

This uses Elf Brat and Rudolph, colored with Copic markers.  The papers on this card are from AMB Illustrations.

Here's the photo inspiration:

Isn't that the sweetest? Friendship at it's best!

I hope you join in on the photo challenge over at Catch the Bug!  The prizes are incredible! 

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

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

D.. Art -- Thankful Thursday -- Any Winter Holiday

Cute Card Thursday -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas Link up -- ATG

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge -- ATG

Cardinal Noel -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

 It's Monday, and this is my day to post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  I feel so privileged to have the opportunity to work with these gorgeous works of art!

Today is the first time I'm using one of Ching-Chou Kuik's greyscale images.  I have to admit to being intimidated by it.  I wasn't sure what medium to use with it.  I originally thought I'd use watercolor, then decided at the last minute to go with colored pencils.  They are never my strong suit, so I'm not sure what possessed me, but I'm laying my soul bare here!

Here's Greyscale Cardinal:

I think it was the fact that there was so much real estate to color that intimidated me so much.  The cardinals were the easy part!  It was choosing colors and filling in all the rest of it that was the tough part for me!  But here it is.  After all is said and done, I will go for another greyscale image at some point.

The pretty paper behind the Greyscale Cardinal  is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Fairy Holiday papers.  The "Noel" sentiment is from The Scrapping Cottage. 

I hope you join in on the "Happy" Challenge at Ching-Chou Kuik.  For another challenge, and more inspiration, check out the CCK Facebook group. 

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

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Make My Monday -- Christmas Themed Card

Crafty Calendar Challenge -- Christmas

Holiday Chaos -- at Bugaboo Stamps

 It's day 2 of the Holiday Chaos event over on the Catch the Bug Blog. The theme this year is Reindeer Games.  All the details are pinned to the top of the Catch the Bug Blog. 

Today, day 2, there is a sketch challenge.  Here's what I made for the today's challenge:

This uses an adorable Bugaboo Stamps image called Christmas Moose Ornaments.  I colored it with Copic markers.

The fun plaid papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. These are the Winter Plaid papers. 

Here's the sketch for today's challenge:

The prizes that are offered for this week's events are just incredible, so it's certainly worth coloring up those reindeer images and sketching away!  Come join the fun at Catch the Bug Holiday Chaos! 

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

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

2 crafty Critter Crazies Challenge -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an animal

QKR Stampede -- ATG

Poinsettia Joy -- for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday of the month, so a new challenge is starting today at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.  The challenges are always Anything Goes, and it will last for a month.  You've got lots of time to enter your crafty makes! 

Our sponsor this month is Pattie's Creations.  You'll find awesome digital images in her Etsy shop!

I was given the honor of using the beautiful Poinsettias in Flower Pot to create this:

I colored up Poinsettias in Flower Pot with Copic markers, then fussy cut them.

The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The paper behind the Poinsettias (cut with a stitched circle die from Crafter's Companion) is part of the Holiday Letters papers.  The other papers are from the Victorian Christmas Collection. 

The "Joy" sentiment is a die from the Scrapping Cottage.

I hope you can join us this month at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. We've got great sponsors and great prizes!  

Enjoy Fall -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Saturday, and that means there is a new challenge starting today over at Catch the Bug Challenges. Every Saturday, there is a new challenge, and the last Saturday of the month (today), it is a color challenge.  

Here's what I created, with the photo provided over on the Catch the Bug Blog...

I used the image Pumpkins and Leaves on this card.  I colored Pumpkins and Leaves with Copic markers, and a couple new Spectrum Noir markers that I have (on the pumpkin). The background pumpkin paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Pumpkin Delight papers.  The 'Enjoy Fall' sentiment is a die from The Scrapping Cottage. 

I hope you join us this week for our photo (color) challenge at Catch The Bug Challenges. I'd love to see what you make, and there are great prizes for you to win!

Life is Good When You're a Princess

 It's Wednesday today, and on the Catch the Bug Blog, we are celebrating humorous holidays for Humor Me Wednesday.  Every Wednesday, we celebrate the quirky, obscure, but definitely worth making a note of days of the year!  For instance, did you know that today is Princess Day?  I for one, think I deserve to be treated like a princess everyday, but today is my day!

There are a number of princess images in the Bugaboo Stamps Store, but I found this pre-colored image that I decided to start with: AKV Princess:

I printed the pre-printed AKV Princess image, then enhanced her with Prismacolor pencils.  I cut her out with a wonky stitched die from The Scrapping Cottage.  The pretty designer papers on this card are from Crafter's Companion. 

So, what other holidays are being celebrated today?  Check out Catch the Bug to find out!

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

Send a Smile 4 Kids -- ATG

Not Just Cards-- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

Old Crow Greetings -- for Bugaboo Stamps

 Hey, there!  Thanks for visiting today!  It's Oldie but Goodie day over on the Catch the Bug blog, featuring Bugaboo Stamps. Every Thursday, some of our favorites from the past are featured.

I remembered this crow and pumpkin digi, and since I'm feeling rather like an old crow these days, I thought it would be appropriate to feature it today! 

This digi is called Pumpkin Crow, and it's only a $1!

I colored Pumpkin Crow with Spectrum Noir Triblend markers.  The fun dotty paper on the background is from We Are 3 digital Shop.  It is part of the Autumn Delight Collection. The sentiment, Also from We Are 3, is one of the Itty Bitty Autumn Sentiment Collection. 

The wonky stitched oval die is from The Scrapping Cottage. The sentiment is cut out and backed with die from Queen & Company. 

Check out the other inspiration at Catch the Bug.  Then, come back tomorrow for Freebie Friday! 

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

Cute Card Thursday -- Dies or punches (dies)

Crafty Gals Corner -- Fall Colors

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday -- All Things Autumn

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

You Make Life Sweet -- for The Outlawz Paper ala Mode

It's Saturday, and every other Saturday, a new challenge begins at the Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge. The challenge that begins today has a theme of "Fruit", and it will last for 2 weeks.  I love fruit!  Apples, pineapples, watermelon, how about a strawberry cone?

Bonnie, of We Are 3 Digital Shop, is the sponsor if this challenge and every Paper ala Mode challenge all year. This card uses Fruity papers. Itty Bitty- Sweet Sentiments, and Strawberry Cone.  It comes in both a pre-colored and a black & white version.  I used the pre-colored here, fussy cut it, and used some Nuvo Glitter Drops in White Blizzard on the strawberries. The die cut strawberries around the tag are by Impression Obsession, purchased from the Dies R Us Store. The oval stitched dies are from the Scrapping Cottage. 

I hope you can join us this next two weeks for the Fruit themed challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode!  I'd love to see your creations!