Vintage Christmas -- for The Outlawz Paper ala Mode

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge.  In a little over a month, it will be Christmas.  Can you believe?  To help us get those Christmas cards made, the Outlawz Paper ala Mode Challenge for the next 2 weeks has the theme of Vintage Christmas.  Oh, pretty, pretty! 

Our sponsor this week, and all year long is We Are 3 Digital Shop.  There are many wonderful Christmas products to be found in the shop.  Take a look for yourself!

Using some of the fantastic vintage products in the We Are 3 Digital Shop, I created this for the challenge: 

This uses the printable, Victorian Holiday, and papers from the Victorian Christmas Collection. 

I hope you join us at The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode for our Vintage Christmas Challenge.  It will run for 2 weeks. 

Sweet Holiday Wishes -- For Jan's Digi Stamps

 We're more than 1/2 way through November, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog.  The challenge started the first Monday of the month, and it will run until December 6.  You still have plenty of time!  JDS challenges are always anything goes.  Anything! Link up whatever you are working on!

You'll find many wonderful digital set in the Jan Mayhew store. If you're working on Christmas cards, there are some fantastic sets, including several news ones.  I used the wonderful new Holiday Sleigh to create this:

This is one of Jan's pre-colored images.  She does such a fabulous job on them.  I couldn't color them as well so it's really hard to not use the pre-colored variety that is offered. The sentiment is also from the Holiday Sleigh set. 

I hope you can join us at JDS challenges! They'll be a random gift certificate given away, one for a Jan Mayhew image, an 3 designer choice awards. 

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

Blue Dragonfly for Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Monday, so it's my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge & Inspiration Blog. This week, the inspiration team is using the theme pink &/or blue.  I decided to use both!

I found an awesome image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy Shop I wanted to color up. 

Using Hello Dragonfly:

I colored Hello Dragonfly with Copic markers.  I concentrated on using pink and blue colors, with just a hint of blue violet.  

The papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The pink flowered paper is one of the Darcy's Garden papers. The blueish background paper is from the Pastel Fantasy papers. Those pretty dies used to cut the papers are from Sharon Callis.  The dragonfly was cut out of foil paper and a Cheery Lynn die. 

Check out all the awesome inspiration at Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge & Inspiration Blog. 

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

Polkadoodle Challenges -- ATG

Crafter's Castle -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Happy Fall -- 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. Each challenge runs for 2 weeks, and they each have a theme.  This time, the theme is "happy Fall, Y'all!"  Isn't that a fun one?!?!?  I love fall!  I love the colors, the geese passing over, the cooler temperatures, I even love what's coming next! (well, most of the time). 

In honor of Fall, and today's Dies R Us Challenge, I created this: 

I started with the circle, and built up from there.  It is one of the Fitted Circles by Elizabeth Craft. I cut the acorns out of white card stock, then inked them.  They are part of the Yvonne Creations Fabulous Fall Collections (no longer in stock).  The various leaves are also from the same set.  They are cut out of colored card stock.  

I hope you can join us for our "Happy Fall, Y'all" challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. Just use a die from a brand that is sold at Dies R Us Store, and you are good to go.  For those of you in Canada, check out the awesome Didi's Crafts Store for wonderful crafting supplies.

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

A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

Crafty Calendar-- ATG

Dragonfly Friend -- For Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Monday, and I'm once again posting for the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge & Inspiration Blog. The challenge theme for November is Remembrance or Thanksgiving.  Join us!

This week, the Inspiration design team is using the theme Butterflies or insects or birds.  Ching-Chou Kuik has many wonderful images that fit this theme in her Etsy Shop!

I used the beautiful image, Drifting Soul to create this:

Drifting Soul is a digital download that comes with a black & white image (used here) and a partially colored image for those of you new to coloring, or just wanting a head start. 

I colored Drifting Soul with Copic markers, then inked around the edges of the stitched oval with almond ink from Close To My Heart. The stitched oval is a die from Spellbinders.  The 2 dies behind it are from Crafter's Companion.  That pretty sunflower paper is from Close To My Heart.  The sentiment is a digital sentiment from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Itty Bitty Birthday Sentiment Set. The rhinestone bling is from my stash.

Visit the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge & Inspiration Blog often to see loads of great inspiration from the talented design team, then join in our remembrance/Thanksgiving challenge. For even more inspiration, and another challenge, visit the CCK Facebook Group. 

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

TTCRD -- ATG

AUD Sentiment -- ATG with a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

QKR Stampede -- ATG

Polkadoodles Challenge -- ATG

You Are My Sunshine -- For Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Saturday, and over on the  Catch the Bug Blog,  a new challenge starts today.  The theme for the next week is Anything Goes!  Now, that's easy!  You'll find tons of fun digis in the Bugaboo Stamps Store for this challenge, and all the Catch the Bug Challenges. 

I found this delightful image I wanted to color up for today's Anything Goes Challenge called Make It Snappy - You Are My Sunshine.  Here's what I created:

I colored Make It Snappy - You Are My Sunshine with Copic markers.  Then, I cut it out and mounted it on a piece of designer paper from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the papers in the Back to Basics Collection. 

I hope you join us this week at Catch the Bug for our Anything Goes Challenge.  We have great prizes for you to win, and I'd love to see what you make!